Legal Counsel

Overview

This role is for a Legal Counsel position preferably based in Westlake, Texas, with remote candidates considered if willing to travel (less than 15%). The position involves providing legal, compliance, and contractual advice to North American business units within a global data and software services organization focused on vehicle lifecycle and asset protection solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel to North American business teams including sales, marketing, customer support, product, HR, IT, and finance to ensure contracts align with company objectives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of technology-related commercial agreements such as master service agreements, SaaS contracts, license agreements, reseller/channel partner agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, data processing agreements, and service level agreements.
• Collaborate with the legal team to develop playbooks, clause libraries, checklists, and approval workflows to improve contract lifecycle management and consistency.
• Draft and maintain online terms and conditions and ensure legal compliance for e-commerce platforms.
• Advise on compliance with labor, privacy, financial services, and consumer protection laws and regulations.
• Provide guidance and resolution for pre-litigation business disputes including customer non-payment and early contract terminations.
• Review marketing collateral and related disclosures for legal compliance.
• Assist in responding to third-party subpoena requests in coordination with legal and business partners.
• Manage a heavy workload, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing conditions effectively.
• Work collaboratively within a high-performing team to proactively address commercial and legal issues.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active bar admission in good standing, preferably in Texas.
• 6-10 years of legal practice experience in a firm or corporate environment; prior in-house experience preferred.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts with large customers.
• Familiarity with consumer credit, financial services, and consumer protection laws including GLBA, CCPA, TCPA, and FCRA.
• Experience advising on employment matters and responding to EEOC complaints is preferred.
• Strong analytical, writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent judgment, business acumen, and ability to advise at all organizational levels.
• Commitment to high ethical and professional standards with discretion in maintaining confidentiality.
• Strong financial risk assessment and management skills.
• Forward-thinking, creative, and confident in advocating for ideas.
• High energy, collaborative, results-oriented with strong time management and prioritization abilities.
• Experience with Salesforce and contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Details regarding compensation and benefits are not specified in this description.

Location

Preferred location is Westlake, Texas. Remote candidates will be considered if willing to travel occasionally (less than 15%).

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity organization and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other protected category under applicable law. Harassment based on any protected category is prohibited.