Are you excited to support corporate legal departments and help them succeed?
The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.
Do you want to use your legal background in an exciting alternative legal career?
About our Team
We work within the Legal Department which consists of lawyers, paralegals, and specialists strongly committed to supporting the professional growth and career development of our team.
About the Role
The Corporate Counsel will be a business partner to our Elsevier Academic and Government and Corporate Sales teams in North America with some support to our Latin American region.
You will provide legal support and guidance to our Sales teams, and work closely with our contract manager and sales support teams and will be part of the Elsevier Legal team reporting into the General Counsel EMEA APAC LA.
Legal support has a strong focus on commercial transactions interacting directly with our customers. You will also help to deliver training, projects, and initiatives to our organization.
Providing best-in-class legal support to the global Elsevier businesses aligning with its strategic drivers, acting as a true business partner and showcasing appropriate leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Providing support on transactional matters including legal advice, contract negotiation, and drafting.
- Provide best-in-practice professional legal services aligned with the strategic drivers of the business ensuring significant impact.
Builds relationships with the aim to become the trusted business partner including stakeholder management.
Act as a role model in the team, actively endorsing team operating principles including teamwork and collaboration, change, working in an international environment, and open and meaningful communication.
Requirements
- Have legal experience of at least 7 years in a law firm or in-house.
- Commercial Sales Lawyer, SaaS understanding preferred.
- Have experience working in an international environment.
- Have extensive experience working in the United States and / or with North American customers.
- Have excellent academic qualifications and substantial relevant experience in providing legal advice and support to businesses.
- Have a well-developed technical knowledge about relevant areas of law. Have the ability to apply that technical expertise to practical matters.
Knowledge of licensing including Software as a Service contracts if possible.
- Be accustomed to communicating complex legal and commercial issues clearly and concisely in a way that is readily understandable and can be acted upon by the business.
- Be a collaborative team player who demonstrates leadership qualities appropriate for a senior member of the Legal Department.
- Fluent in Spanish and English and if possible, Portuguese.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer :
- Savings Fund
- Life Insurance
- Meal / Grocery Voucher
About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.
Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice.
At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
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