Principal Legal Counsel
Job Title
Principal Legal Counsel – LATAM Region Lead
Job Responsibilities
The Principal Legal Counsel at the company will support the Americas Sales region, including the United States, Latin America, and Canada. The responsibilities include:
- Negotiating various agreements with external clients and vendors.
- Providing legal and business counsel to internal clients to resolve issues.
- Managing external counsel when applicable.
- Ensuring all agreements are concluded in accordance with the company's corporate risk parameters and policies.
- Working on or leading various department and organization projects as assigned.
- Potentially managing junior attorneys on the Americas Legal team.
The role will support a broad range of customers across industries such as financial services, healthcare, consumer products, energy and utilities, media, and communications. The candidate should have experience contracting with customers in these areas and a good understanding of the associated laws and regulations.
Education and Experience Information
- A minimum of 15 years' legal work experience post-law school.
- JD from an accredited law school with strong academic performance.
- Must be a member of a State Bar.
- Prior experience supporting LATAM region clients and customers, specifically in countries like Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, among others.
- A blend of relevant law firm and in-house experience, preferably transactional IP/IT focused with at least 7 years of prior in-house experience.
- Experience with litigation, including mediation and arbitration, responding to complaints, and drafting settlement agreements.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including master outsourcing services, technology-related agreements, software licensing agreements, and more.
- Background in outsourcing, information technology, data privacy, intellectual property, software licensing, export control compliance, SaaS, dispute/conflict resolution, and litigation is preferred.
- Project management skills with experience overseeing and closing multiple projects and transactions simultaneously.
- Creative problem-solving skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and manage rapidly changing deadlines and priorities.
- Commitment to ethics and integrity, professionalism, attention to detail, and maintaining strong working relationships with demanding internal clients.
- Ability to identify and manage legal and business risk.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Language skills: Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
- Sense of humor.
- Approx. 15 – 20% business travel may be required.
Salary Information
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