Webster University · 1 month ago
Senior Legal Counsel
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expWebster University is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to oversee all legal activities and provide expert legal advice, particularly in corporate governance and healthcare technology. The role involves managing corporate governance, securities compliance, and providing legal support for various business matters, including contracts and regulatory issues.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day legal matters to support the business, including the drafting, negotiation and finalization of general contracts, licenses, consulting agreements, business associate agreements, and product and service agreements
Investigate potential or alleged legal violations, employment legal matters, records information, regulatory support, government affairs, and corporate communications
Provide strategic legal advice and support to senior leadership on legal aspects relative to business practices, corporate strategies, policy interpretation, compliance, contractual disputes and legal trends
Develop, implement and update legal policies, procedures and practices in coordination with senior leadership
Anticipate and identify legal issues and proactively develop effective and practical legal strategies and solutions to address risk
Create processes for and manage compliance with securities rules and regulations
Provide support for M&A transactions
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (JD) Degree
Minimum of five years legal practice experience in negotiating and drafting product and service contracts, required
Exceptional negotiating, drafting and communication skills
Mature judgment with the ability to build relationships across the entire organization
Organized planner with strong analytical skills and the capacity to work simultaneously on a variety of diverse projects within strict time constraints
Strong working knowledge of commercial contracts required
Ability to work with key business partners and put legal analysis in its proper commercial context in order to maximize business results for all parties
Must be able to identify and articulate the business and legal concerns that are relevant to the company
Strong decision making skills based on sound judgment
Strong presentation and negotiation skills—ability to influence and persuade in decision making processes both internally and externally
Ability to draft clear, concise, professional and legally robust correspondence, contractual documentation, policies and other documentation
Must be able to work effectively as a team member with every level of Convey staff and external counsel
Ability to drive project timelines to completion with a cross-functional team
Excellent research, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills required
Must be able to manage multiple projects/priorities and meet deadlines
Must be a self-starter with initiative and ability to seek guidance when necessary
Ability to deliver high quality work product and with a high degree of independence in a timely manner
Preferred
Strong working knowledge of technology contracts
Company
Webster University
With its main campus in St.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Larry Haffner
Retired VP/CIO
Stephanie Dane, MA
Interim Chief Communications Officer and Vice President of Global Marketing
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