Commercial Counsel

19 hours ago

New York, New York, United States Dotdash Meredith Full time
About the Role

The Commercial Counsel will be a key member of Dotdash Meredith's legal team, responsible for managing and modernizing our process for sales and other commercial contract review and negotiation. This role requires a strong understanding of IP law and contracts, as well as excellent organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of major law firm experience in IP transactions and some operational business experience.

About the Team

We are a small, nimble team that values entrepreneurial mindsets and professionalism. We are looking for a collaborative and influential individual who can work cross-functionally with non-lawyers.

About the Position's Contributions

Weight %

Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

50%

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, and supervise paralegal review of certain contracts.

20%

• Support the design, establishment, and maintenance of an efficient process for quick turns of contracts.

30%

• Communicate with internal clients and team members, including by developing and leading trainings on Dotdash Meredith's contracting process and key legal issues.

The Role's Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements

Education:

• Juris Doctor

• Undergraduate degree

Experience:

• Admitted to the bar of NY or IA.

• 3-5+ years of experience in commercial work at a nationally-recognized law firm.

• Strong familiarity with IP law.

Additional Preferred Experience:

• 1+ years of operational business experience (either as in-house counsel or in a non-legal role).

• Specific experience with IP transactions.

Key Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively and to engage and influence in a matrix organization.

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills which can be applied to both internal and external relationships, with the ability to reconcile compliance requirements with business needs as far as is possible.

• Sound and balanced legal judgment and business awareness, with an appropriate understanding of the need to pragmatically assess risk.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Adept at analyzing and interpreting laws and regulations. Attention to detail.

• Ability to clearly and succinctly explain legal issues to a non-legal audience.

• Exemplary personal and professional integrity and business ethics. Exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Outstanding collaborator who can manage multiple agreements and tasks.

• High Ethical standards and a team attitude.

Travel Required (Approximate)

Less than 10%

Dotdash Meredith is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including unlimited paid time off, adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

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