Legal Counsel

🕒 October 8

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $118k - $138k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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• Draft, negotiate, implement, and manage the lifecycle of commercial agreements supporting EPR programs • Support and scale a high-volume contracting environment • Lead contract intake, drafting, negotiation, execution, amendment, and termination • Develop and improve contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks • Identify and mitigate commercial risks, including indemnity, liability caps, data rights, termination rights, and regulatory obligations • Implement and support the contract lifecycle management system, including workflows, processes, metadata, and reporting • Track and report contract metrics such as cycle time, volume, and risk trends • Advise business teams on contract strategy, risk allocation, and negotiation positions • Own contract compliance, governance, recordkeeping, and audit readiness • Provide legal analysis on regulatory requirements affecting contract terms and program implementation • Draft legal memoranda and summaries for internal decision-making • Assist with compliance with applicable law, regulations, and contract commitments • Report to the General Counsel

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school • Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state • 5+ years of experience with a primary focus on commercial contract drafting and negotiation • Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills • Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment • Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements • Experience with CLM systems is strongly preferred, ideally Ironclad • Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions • Strong commercial judgment and risk assessment • Advanced contract negotiation skills • Experience managing high-volume contract workflows • Hands-on experience with CLM tools and contract process optimization • Detail-oriented drafting and issue spotting within complex agreements • Ability to translate legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders • Comfort working in a lean, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven organization • Team-oriented, adaptable, and proactive

🏖️ Benefits

• Occasional travel to meetings or stakeholder engagement as needs • Equal employment opportunity employer • Accommodation available as part of the application process

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