Job Description

Seeking Corporate Counsel to join a small in-house legal team that values work-life balance at a publicly traded hardware technology company.

This is a short term 6 months assignment for a part-time role, with working hours of up to 30 hours per week, depending on business needs. The schedule may be flexible, but a consistent weekly commitment is required. Location is based in our Kirkland, WA office but could accommodate hybrid schedule

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Governance and Compliance:

• Assist with corporate governance matters including board minutes, policies, and training.
• Assist with employment matters.
• Assist in preparing public company SEC filings and corporate secretary functions: timely and accurate 10 Ks, 10-Qs, proxy statements, etc.
• Assist with any merger, acquisition, or other corporate transactions.
• Support subsidiaries worldwide.
• Provide strategic legal support to sales, finance, operations, engineering, and other internal groups across the company.
• Provide support to outside counsel on litigation matters.

Commercial Contracts

• Engage in contract negotiations with channel partners, suppliers, and end customers.
• Responsibility extends to support of international sales and territory-specific versions of sales and support contracts.

Qualifications:

• Law degree with excellent academic credentials.
• Minimum of two years of corporate legal experience at a top tier law firm or in-house.
• Candidate must be willing to roll up sleeves and be hands on with little or no administrative support (some tasks will be like paralegal duties).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills desired. Candidate also needs to be able to handle challenging interpersonal or multi-cultural situations.
• Be able to supervise and train junior legal staff.
• Must be a fast learner.
• Must be organized and able to work independently.
• Must be willing to travel occasionally.

Desired Experience

• ’33 and’34 Act disclosure and reporting.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial and licensing contracts, including negotiating with sophisticated, nationally recognized companies.
• Corporate governance matters, such as board minutes and subsidiary compliance.
• Data privacy law (i.e., GDPR).

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