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Nearmap · 3 hours ago

Legal Counsel

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$110K/yr - $130K/yr

3+ years exp

Nearmap is a global tech pioneer innovating in location intelligence. The Legal Counsel will support legal and regulatory aspects of the US, focusing on go-to-market efforts and deal flow for the US Commercial and Government sales teams, while also participating in global projects and initiatives.

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Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Working as a team with sales to support, negotiate, review, and draft SaaS agreements (primarily using Nearmap’s MSA) and related agreements, including machine learning licensing provisions when applicable

Advising on legal risks associated with relevant contracts

Supporting the business with customer support requests and enquiries from the legal perspective and department specific legal issues

Providing applicable training to the commercial and government teams regarding legal concerns, such as risk exposure in sales contracts

Representing the company’s interests and interface directly with customer counsel and negotiating teams

Providing training to relevant departments and rolling out compliance initiatives across the company

Staying abreast of legal developments affecting the company and its target industries and synthesize the information to incorporate it into company’s transactional practices

Assisting in overseeing and improving internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge on various legal and business issues

Participate with senior lawyers and management to understand Nearmap’s business strategies and needs to maximise value

Serve as the legal POC for identified ‘swimlanes’ beyond Sales, including reviewing and negotiating applicable procurement contracts

Qualification

Juris Doctor (J.D.)Qualified to practice lawGovernment contracts experienceSaaS agreementsIntellectual property knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencySalesforce familiarityConga knowledgeJIRA familiarityAttention to detailCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited university with a strong academic record

Qualified to practice law in the U.S

3+ years post JD experience, preference given to experience contracting with or on behalf of government entities

Experience navigating government contracts at the local, state, and federal levels, including responding to RFPs

A good understanding of cross jurisdictional issues that may arise when negotiating global agreements with multinational companies

Experience drafting and negotiating a broad variety of corporate transactional documents and commercial contracts including SaaS subscription agreements (vendor side)

Knowledge of intellectual property issues as they apply to a SaaS provider

Ability to work autonomously with independent thinking but know when and how to escalate matters/issues

Ability to collaborate using virtual meeting and communication platforms in a remote-first environment

Able to manage multiple assignments and projects competing for priority, while meeting established deadlines and requirements

Ability to provide commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice that is translated into simple to understand language

High level of attention to detail with solid written and communication skills

Establish positive working relationships with colleagues and peers

Flexible approach, willing to accommodate working outside of core hours when required