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Accusoft Corporate Counsel - 3401442 in Tampa, Florida
Must have the following to apply:
- Bachelor's degree, along with a J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law and member in standing of the state bar association (Florida)
- A minimum of 3 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, a staff attorney or associate attorney for a corporate law firm, or as in-house counsel for a corporation
- Tangible experience in commercial contracting, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising business partners on complex agreements
- Experience with software license rights and use cases for PHI and de-identified data
- Experience in the private sector or with federal contracts is a plus
- Transactional knowledge and understanding of general corporate law, employment law, tax law, and securities law are necessary
- Analytical and research skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to influence at all levels in the organization
- Process and detail-oriented, with accuracy
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Creative problem solver (not someone who prefers to answer in black and white)
- Likes to do different things every day (not someone who needs a strict routine)
- Negotiator (across a variety of contract types)
**Required Screenings/Tests: No drug test/screen, background checks, or assessment test are listed.
**Job Description: As our Corporate Counsel you will play a crucial role in managing customer and vendor contracts and will provide general legal input to the business as appropriate. You will also be the primary point of contact for liaising with outside legal counsel for specialized legal matters (e.g. employment law and patents).
Duties and Responsibility:**
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including vendor agreements, customer contracts, and partnership agreements while ensuring contracts align with legal and business requirements
- Oversee the management of contract templates and internal processes that support contracting
- Create and maintain standardization and continuous improvement of contract terms and templates in collaboration with cross-departmental teams
- Oversee and maintain legal files and corporate records in the legal database
- Keep up to date with changes to laws, regulations, and topics relevant to company business, and offer related guidance to senior management, sales, product, engineering, human resources, finance, and technology teams, as needed
- Identify existing and potential legal and regulatory risks related to company products, and business activities, assess the likely impact of such risks to the company, and propose practical and innovative solutions to address those risks
**Location: Remote but must be eligible to practice FL law.
**Hiring Process: Apply via company website.
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