Legal Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Draft, negotiate, implement, and oversee the lifecycle of commercial agreements that support EPR programs.

• Facilitate and expand a high-volume contracting environment.

• Lead the processes of contract intake, drafting, negotiation, execution, amendment, and termination.

• Create and enhance contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks.

• Identify and address commercial risks, including indemnity, liability caps, data rights, termination rights, and regulatory obligations.

• Implement and maintain the contract lifecycle management system, encompassing workflows, processes, metadata, and reporting.

• Monitor and report on contract metrics such as cycle time, volume, and risk trends.

• Provide guidance to business teams regarding contract strategy, risk allocation, and negotiation positions.

• Ensure contract compliance, governance, recordkeeping, and audit readiness.

• Offer legal analysis on regulatory requirements that impact contract terms and program implementation.

• Prepare legal memoranda and summaries to assist in internal decision-making.

• Aid in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and contract commitments.

• Report directly to the General Counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school.

• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience primarily focused on commercial contract drafting and negotiation.

• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical abilities.

• Excellent organizational skills with the capacity to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Proven experience in negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• Familiarity with CLM systems is highly preferred, particularly Ironclad.

• Experience in structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions.

• Strong commercial judgment and risk assessment capabilities.

• Advanced skills in contract negotiation.

• Experience in managing high-volume contract workflows.

• Practical experience with CLM tools and optimization of contract processes.

• Detail-oriented in drafting and identifying issues within complex agreements.

• Ability to explain legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven organization.

• Team-oriented, adaptable, and proactive.

🏝️ Benefits

• Occasional travel for meetings or stakeholder engagement as necessary.

• Equal employment opportunity employer.

• Accommodations available during the application process.