Senior Counsel

Were seeking a Senior Counsel who is ready to bring strong legal experience into a hands-on corporate environment and serve as a trusted legal advisor to our business. This role is focused on practical day-to-day legal support; including customer contracts commercial agreements non-disclosure agreements and employment-related matters while partnering closely with leaders across the organization.

If youre an experienced attorney who enjoys being hands-on takes a practical and business-minded approach to legal matters and is looking for the opportunity to transition from a law firm environment into an in-house role wed love to speak with you!

Why Youll Love Working Here:

• Generous Paid Time Off Package
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday & Anniversary Day Off!
• Competitive benefits: medical dental vision 401(k) with companymatch
• Annual bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career growth in a fast-growing mission-driven company
• Collaborative purpose-driven culture

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Draft review negotiate and advise on customer and commercial agreements including master services agreements.
• Draft review and negotiate non-disclosure agreements confidentiality agreements vendor agreements supplier agreements partner agreements and other third-party contracts as needed.
• Partner with Sales and business leaders to facilitate customer transactions while appropriately managing contractual and legal risk.
• Advise on key contractual provisions including indemnification limitation of liability warranties intellectual property confidentiality insurance data privacy and security termination and other areas of potential risk.
• Provide clear practical legal guidance to business and department leaders regarding contractual obligations legal risks and business decisions.
• Develop and maintain contract templates standard terms negotiation guidelines approval processes and preferred fallback positions to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Assist business teams with contract interpretation amendments renewals disputes and post-execution contractual questions.
• Provide legal support on routine corporate matters and appropriately identify and escalate matters requiring specialized legal expertise.
• Partner with Human Resources on employment-related legal matters including employment agreements restrictive covenants separation agreements employee relations matters employment policies and compliance questions as needed.
• Provide general guidance on intellectual property privacy data security and other legal matters affecting Coreforces technology products and operations coordinating with specialized counsel when appropriate.
• Coordinate with and manage outside counsel on complex or specialized legal matters including communicating business needs monitoring scope timelines budgets and deliverables.
• Review outside counsel invoices monitor legal spend and help ensure external legal services are provided efficiently timely and cost-effectively.
• Maintain appropriate corporate legal records and documentation and support the development and improvement of practical legal processes.
• Perform other related duties and provide legal support as assigned based on business needs.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia and eligibility to practice law in Georgia courts.
• Five (5) or more years of relevant legal experience including experience practicing within a law firm environment.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and demonstrated experience drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Experience representing advising or working with software SaaS technology or technology-enabled companies required.
• Knowledge of software licensing technology agreements intellectual property data privacy information security and related commercial terms preferred.
• Government contracting experience required.
• Working knowledge of employment law and experience advising on HR-related legal matters preferred.
• Ability to identify assess and clearly communicate legal and contractual risk and provide practical business-oriented recommendations.
• Strong legal research analytical drafting negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to recognize when matters require specialized legal expertise or outside counsel.
• Ability to independently manage multiple matters and priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy responsiveness and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with business leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive business legal and employee information.