Counsel, Transactional Support (Legal)
A Counsel is responsible for the delivery of outstanding transactional support services for UnitedLex's global clients. This position will typically report to a Legal Director or Managing Counsel in a Region.
Responsibilities
- Support internal client strategic deal attorneys and senior negotiators, including editing, drafting, negotiating, legal research, account counseling and generation of deal-governance documentation.
- Directly provide deal support for “new logo” deals up to $20M and ongoing account deal work that involves review and negotiation of non-standard terms and conditions.
- Provide ongoing legal advice to account teams regarding legal implications of specific terms and conditions in existing contracts.
- Provide legal support with respect to complex transition and transformation activities including contract interpretation, document drafting, attending and leading meetings, drafting and responding to key communications and issue resolution and dispute management.
- Provide any legal support required with respect to account terminations.
- Responsible for legal support and advice required in connection with any disputes between
- BA/BS and JD required (or regional equivalent education)
- 3+ years of experience at an elite law firm and/or global corporation
- Significant commercial negotiations experience required, preferably in services industry
- Ability to provide advice and legal counsel regarding specific deals
- Experience in face-to-face negotiations, project management, risk awareness, and issue escalation
- Strong understanding of contracts legal principles
- Ability to work within a team or with limited guidance, as appropriate
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
Why Marshall Denning
Marshall Denning is a global law firm that has rapidly become a leading reference point in an industry that is just beginning to catch up with modern client and attorney needs.
While the practice of law has continued to evolve at its famously slow pace, other industries have fully embraced technology, creative collaboration and integration of capital markets.
Marshall Denning has challenged the status quo through investing in a platform comprised of six pillars: legal expertise; technology; global footprint; process design; project management; and financial strength. We do this within a client-centric, lower cost business model that provides creative and varied billing arrangements. As compared with traditional law firms, our clients have far greater choice and creative relationship options that deliver value significantly above market averages. We see it as the democratization of the practice of law.
We invite you to explore our firm and decide for yourself. There is law as it's always been, and there is Marshall Denning.
