Lead Corporate Counsel

Overview

This role involves serving as Lead Corporate Counsel, providing strategic legal advice to senior leadership to support business objectives and ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Responsibilities include managing contract negotiations and reviews, overseeing dispute resolution, and proactively mitigating legal and business risks across the organization. The position requires coordination of legal services with internal teams and external counsel, monitoring outside counsel performance, and advising on a broad range of legal matters to protect the organization's interests and enable informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

Contract and Legal Risk Management

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements and other legal documents to support business units.
• Assess contractual risks and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Maintain and update standard contract templates and online business terms.
• Provide strategic legal advice that supports business objectives while mitigating legal risks.

Legal Leadership

• Participate in senior leadership meetings to advise on business strategies, product development, and related legal implications.
• Collaborate with other internal legal counsel across business units to ensure effective legal support.
• Manage legal matters, delegate work appropriately, and ensure timely responses to internal clients.
• Lead initiatives to improve efficiency and quality of legal services and operations.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Manage pre-litigation dispute resolution, including drafting/responding to demand letters, issuing litigation holds, investigating facts, preparing risk analyses, advising on settlement strategies, and drafting settlement agreements.
• Oversee assigned litigation activities, coordinating with outside counsel and internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Admission to a state bar and in good standing.
• Minimum of 6 years practicing law at a law firm or corporate legal department.
• At least 3 years of contract negotiation experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience at a public company.
• Experience with construction contracts and/or litigation; privacy law compliance; negotiating technology agreements; reviewing advertising/marketing materials for compliance with FTC regulations and other consumer protection laws; employment and/or labor law; corporate governance.
• Experience working in a regulated industry, particularly telecommunications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience building collaboration and alignment across all levels of key internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal risks to business leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range: $144,100.00 to $234,100.00 per year (base salary). Actual offers will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, location, and role-specific competencies. Additional compensation such as bonuses or equity awards may be available.

Benefits for associates working 20 or more hours per week:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Seven paid national holidays and one floating holiday
• Paid parental leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

Additional benefits for associates working 30 or more hours per week:

• Short-term and long-term disability
• Service discounts
• Education assistance
• Paid volunteer time

Associates also have opportunities to participate in resource groups designed to encourage community and facilitate professional development.

Location

Information about the specific work location is not provided in this description.