Corporate Counsel (Dallas preferred - not open to remote)
Overview
This role is an individual contributor attorney position responsible for providing legal support within a defined practice area. The attorney will manage a range of simple to moderately complex legal matters and contribute to more complex initiatives under limited supervision. The position requires developing sound judgment, client-facing skills, and subject matter proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Independently manage simple and moderate legal matters.
- Exercise professional judgment within established legal and business frameworks.
- Escalate significant legal risks, novel issues, or strategic decisions to senior leadership.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of vendor-side commercial agreements, including technology, SaaS, professional services, operations, logistics, procurement, and support agreements.
- Ensure contracts address commercial terms, risk allocation, indemnities, limitation of liability, confidentiality, data protection, termination, and compliance obligations.
- Apply practical, business-focused judgment to recommend risk-appropriate solutions aligned with company policies and risk tolerance.
- Escalate complex, novel, or high-exposure issues to senior counsel with clear analysis and recommended options.
- Partner with Procurement, IT, Operations, Finance, Compliance, and Business Owners to support contract negotiations and deal execution.
- Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, review, negotiation, approval, execution, and post-execution management.
- Ensure contracts are accurately tracked and maintained in contract lifecycle management (CLM) and matter management systems.
- Assist in maintaining and improving contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
- Conduct legal research on issues related to commercial contracting, technology transactions, data privacy, and operational risk.
- Contribute to process improvements aimed at increasing contracting efficiency while maintaining appropriate risk controls.
- Build increasing subject-matter familiarity in technology and operational contracting, demonstrating progressive independence over time.
- Provide legal advice and support within the assigned practice area.
- Manage assigned matters with increasing independence.
- Support compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to address legal issues.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 2–6 years of relevant legal experience.
Physical Demands
- Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use.
- Occasional standing, walking, bending, or lifting up to 15 lbs.
Compensation & Benefits
Full-time employees can choose from a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental and vision plans
- Tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance plans
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program
- Parental leave
- Vacation accrual
- Paid sick leave
Location
This position supports a leading wine and spirits distributor with a long-standing history and a strong reputation for workplace culture. Specific location details are provided during the application process.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The employer is an Affirmative Action/EEO organization that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Equal employment opportunities are provided to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.