Job Summary:
The Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing legal advice and assistance to companies within a portfolio of companies, with offices and employees in the United States, Canada and Australia. Reporting directly to the Portfolio General Counsel and indirectly to the General Counsel of Volaris, you will be the first and primary legal contact for several fast growing vertical market software companies providing legal support primarily to the sales and finance organizations.
Job Description:
This role requires a lawyer with strong business acumen who can work independently, juggle multiple priorities and lead in a fast moving and often shifting work environment. You don’t need a computer science background but you do need to know your way around commercial agreements, including agreements for software license, SaaS, NDA's and related agreements. The successful candidate will be part of a team of lawyers for this portfolio of companies and will join a growing and diverse international legal team.
This role is hybrid remote / in office to Berwyn, PA, but a full remote position may be available for an exceptional candidate not local to the area.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiating and drafting contracts from company templates or customer paper (NDAs, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, professional service agreements, supplier contracts, distribution agreements, etc.)
- Reviewing and advising on legal terms related to RFP submissions
- M&A acquisition assistance (primarily due diligence related)
- Enforcing corporate policies and ensuring that all contracts meet corporate risk standards
- Overall contract administration – ensuring that all contracts are suitably recorded and that all documentation is properly stored
- Working closely with and communicating regularly with other members of the legal team supporting your portfolio of companies and the group legal team
- Managing and coordinating with external counsel on specific legal matters or engagement as needed
- Anticipating, guarding against, and advising all levels of the business organization on legal risks involving the companies under your portfolio
- Communicating orally and in writing with all levels of organization (internally and with customers and suppliers)
- Prioritizing multiple projects from different companies and leaders
Qualifications & Skills:
- The successful candidate is required to hold a law degree and is currently licensed to practice law in at least one State within the United States
- Candidates should be experienced in negotiating all sizes of commercial contracts; specific experience in IP/IT software licensing contracts, SaaS, and professional services agreements is essential
- Experience with public procurement and government contracting practices would be an asset
- 5 to 7 years of relevant experience at a law firm or in-house legal department
- General knowledge of data security and privacy laws would be a plus
- Occasional travel
- Proficient with Microsoft Office tools
Worker Type:
Regular
Number of Openings Available:
0
What We Do
AssetWorks delivers industry-leading business solutions to help asset- and infrastructure-intensive organizations control capital and operating expenditures, reduce operational complexity, and manage regulatory and policy-driven risk. Leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of software and consulting solutions, we help organizations work more efficiently by improving access to shared asset data, promoting greater transparency across the organization, improving service delivery, maximizing asset availability and uptime and reducing total cost of ownership. Using the latest cloud and mobile computing technologies, our asset management solutions and domain expertise help organizations eliminate waste, redundancy, and inefficiency.
AssetWorks is a US corporation and a portfolio company of the Constellation Software, Inc. group of companies which trades on the TSX under the ticker symbol CSU. As a publicly traded corporation, we are committed to promoting shareholder value by delivering quality work and solid financial results. These factors reinforce what has always been our corporate focus—putting quality first and ensuring profitability and growth will follow.
