Guild · 1 month ago
Legal Counsel, Commercial (Denver Hybrid)
Denver, CO, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$144K/yr - $175K/yr
4+ years expGuild is a leading talent development company that partners with innovative employers to build the talent needed for today. The Legal Counsel, Commercial will support business teams by navigating complex legal and regulatory issues, drafting and negotiating legal agreements, and fostering strong working relationships with internal and external clients.
Career PlanningEdTechEducation
Responsibilities
Draft, review and negotiate complex legal agreements (NDA, MSA, Order Forms, SLA’s, etc.) with a focus on seller side transactions, including academic partners; there will be opportunities to also work with employer partners and vendors
Support other corporate counsel and other members of the Legal Department with contracting efforts, process improvements, and research projects
Help define, manage, and improve contracting processes, including management of tools, legal terms playbooks and policies, approval matrices, standard form agreements and documents, and risk-management policies
Coordinate contract terms reviews with Information Security, Privacy, Finance and other internal Guild teams
Collect, collate, analyze, and provide insights to the Legal Department and leaders across our Company based on data from our academic partner contracts
Foster strong working relationships with internal business clients, as well as external partners, customers, vendors, and other third parties and their counsel; and
Assist in the development and provision of legal training programs on the contracting and legal processes and standards, company policies, regulatory landscape, and other legal topics as it relates to the academic partner contracting process
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience in complex, strategic commercial negotiations and contracting, with the majority being review of agreements as the seller
J.D. degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Colorado or another state (subject to approval by Legal Dept.)
Working knowledge of commercial contracting considerations and regulatory landscape relating to education benefits, technology, SaaS/software, data privacy, AI, and intellectual property
A demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage and meet deadlines (often tight timelines) for numerous negotiations and projects consistent with the Company's business objectives and requirements
A collaborative, client-focused approach and ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external clients
Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex matters concisely and clearly convey advice into easy-to-understand written communications for a wide range of colleagues across the Company
Preferred
Experience partnering with Fortune 500 companies and large educational institutions and learning providers or other regulated entities
Experience using internal Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools
Benefits
Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Heath and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Vacation policy to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
Company
Guild
Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$643.17MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementGeneral CatalystFelicis
2022-06-02Series F· $264.67M
2021-06-02Series E· $150M
2019-11-13Series D· $157M
Leadership Team
Bijal Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Jessica Rusin
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
felicis.com
2025-12-30
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