Job Description
Lawyers On Demand
Commercial Contract Manager
Lawyers On Demand • United States • via LinkedIn
17 hours ago
Contractor
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Qualifications
Associate’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution
3+ years of law firm or in-house
1-2 years of experience with commercial contracts
10 more items(s)
Benefits
(Contract: Temporary | Monday – Friday: 40 hours a week | Remote: Boston, MA | Duration: 6 months| Start Date: +/16/24 | Pay Range: $35-45 hourly)
Lawyers On Demand (LOD) offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors
Responsibilities
The Commercial Contracts Paralegal provides essential support to the legal team by assisting in the preparation, review, and management of commercial contracts
This role requires a keen understanding of contract law, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills to ensure that agreements are accurate, compliant, and aligned with company objectives
Draft, review, and revise a variety of commercial contracts, including but not limited to, sales agreements, service contracts, licensing agreements, and non-disclosure agreements
12 more items(s)
Job description
(Contract: Temporary | Monday – Friday: 40 hours a week | Remote: Boston, MA | Duration: 6 months| Start Date: +/16/24 | Pay Range: $35-45 hourly)
Lawyers on Demand (LOD) is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager-Paralegal to support one of our global clients in delivering the highest level of service to internal and external clients alike.
The Commercial Contracts Paralegal provides essential s...
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Risepoint
Senior Director, Legal
Risepoint • United States • via LinkedIn
20 hours ago
Full–time
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Qualifications
The role requires excellent legal abilities, a solution-oriented business mindset, outstanding communication skills at the executive and board level, a strong work ethic with the capacity to make defensible, risk-mitigating decisions in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to constantly learn and improve upon best practices across multiple jurisdictions in a growing organization with more than 1500 employees
The ideal candidate is a strategic global leader with a proven track record in solving complex problems and advancing strategic business goals in a forward-thinking manner
Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law and admitted to a bar in the United States
12 more items(s)
Benefits
higher education regulations, such as the ban on incentive compensation
Responsibilities
Job Summary: The Senior Director, Legal, will serve as a versatile generalist in Risepoint’s Legal Department with a primary focus on handling complex commercial contract negotiations and managing a wide range of organizational matters from employment to regulatory compliance
Manage responses to requests for proposal with dedicated cross-functional team
Lead customer contract negotiations with public and private-sector customers globally
20 more items(s)
Job description
Job Title: Senior Director, Legal (fully remote)
Location: Remote, U.S.-based
Department: Legal
Reports To: Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
About Risepoint: At Risepoint, we provide expertise that guides enduring growth. We support our partners, mainly regional public universities, with services that allow them to offer affordable and workforce-relevant online programs while being able to focus on their core academic functions, such as admissions, teaching, and grading. We support students with services that allow them to access opportunities—and that support their success along the way. We are a contributor to an ecosystem in which students graduate with degrees that help them advance their careers and experience high returns on their investments. We are looking to add a new member to our legal team who will advance this mission and help us be a leader in legal and regulatory compliance in our ecosystem.
Job Summary: The Senior Director, Legal, will serve as a versatile generalist in Risepoint’s Legal Department with a primary focus on handling complex commercial contract negotiations and managing a wide range of organizational matters from employment to regulatory compliance. The role requires excellent legal abilities, a solution-oriented business mindset, outstanding communication skills at the executive and board level, a strong work ethic with the capacity to make defensible, risk-mitigating decisions in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to constantly learn and improve upon best practices across multiple jurisdictions in a growing organization with more than 1500 employees. The ideal candidate is a strategic global leader with a proven track record in solving complex problems and advancing strategic business goals in a forward-thinking manner.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial:
• Manage responses to requests for proposal with dedicated cross-functional team
• Lead customer contract negotiations with public and private-sector customers globally
• Manage preparation of contract amendments and addendums to existing master services agreements
• Manage contract disputes
• Maintain form master services agreement and other templates
• Manage review and negotiation of vendor contracts
Operational, Employment, Privacy, and Compliance:
• Ensure employment law compliance globally
• Maintain HR form documents, employee handbook, and policies
• Manage required compliance training
• Manage employment disputes
• Ascertain and translate legal requirements for business functions to maintain globally compliant with:
• privacy laws (FERPA and GDPR) as well as Diversity, Inclusion and Equity topics
• consumer protection, false advertising, and marketing laws
• higher education regulations, such as the ban on incentive compensation
• specific laws relevant to our business, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Monitor state specific compliance requirements
• Maintain all relevant training materials
Team Leadership:
Set the tone in creating a culture of compliance across functions
Stakeholder Engagement:
• Partner with senior leadership across functions to educate on relevant legal developments and align legal objectives with business objectives
• Present to board, investors, and executive team on relevant matters
• Engage with and manage outside counsel globally within budget mandates
Operational Excellence:
• Solve problems with an eye towards creating scalable and repeatable best-practice processes, not as one-offs
• Be comfortable operating in a growing organization of scale and accustomed to consistently producing high-quality work product within only a few iterations and under time constraints
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
• Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law and admitted to a bar in the United States
• Minimum of 7 years of experience of practicing law with at least 4 years at a large law firm or a large in-house legal department
• No specific subject matter expertise is required, but a background in commercial transactions and commercial litigation and familiarity with navigating regulated industries will be preferred
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong critical thinking skills and equally strong business acumen
• Highly organized and diligent work habits to advance collaboration within the Legal Team and across functions
• Excellent leadership and team management
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills
Smart, inquisitive legal mind that asks questions before jumping to answers
• Ability to analyze laws and regulations and generate actionable insights
Personal Attributes:
• Results-oriented with a proactive approach
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment across multiple time zones
• A team player who is comfortable building relationships in a remote-first environment
Risepoint is committed to providing equal employment opportunity.
Commercial Contract Manager
Lawyers On Demand • United States • via LinkedIn
17 hours ago
Contractor
Apply on LinkedIn
Apply on Indeed
Qualifications
Associate’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution
3+ years of law firm or in-house
1-2 years of experience with commercial contracts
10 more items(s)
Benefits
(Contract: Temporary | Monday – Friday: 40 hours a week | Remote: Boston, MA | Duration: 6 months| Start Date: +/16/24 | Pay Range: $35-45 hourly)
Lawyers On Demand (LOD) offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors
Responsibilities
The Commercial Contracts Paralegal provides essential support to the legal team by assisting in the preparation, review, and management of commercial contracts
This role requires a keen understanding of contract law, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills to ensure that agreements are accurate, compliant, and aligned with company objectives
Draft, review, and revise a variety of commercial contracts, including but not limited to, sales agreements, service contracts, licensing agreements, and non-disclosure agreements
12 more items(s)
Job description
(Contract: Temporary | Monday – Friday: 40 hours a week | Remote: Boston, MA | Duration: 6 months| Start Date: +/16/24 | Pay Range: $35-45 hourly)
Lawyers on Demand (LOD) is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager-Paralegal to support one of our global clients in delivering the highest level of service to internal and external clients alike.
The Commercial Contracts Paralegal provides essential s...
Report this listing
Risepoint
Senior Director, Legal
Risepoint • United States • via LinkedIn
20 hours ago
Full–time
Apply on LinkedIn
Qualifications
The role requires excellent legal abilities, a solution-oriented business mindset, outstanding communication skills at the executive and board level, a strong work ethic with the capacity to make defensible, risk-mitigating decisions in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to constantly learn and improve upon best practices across multiple jurisdictions in a growing organization with more than 1500 employees
The ideal candidate is a strategic global leader with a proven track record in solving complex problems and advancing strategic business goals in a forward-thinking manner
Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law and admitted to a bar in the United States
12 more items(s)
Benefits
higher education regulations, such as the ban on incentive compensation
Responsibilities
Job Summary: The Senior Director, Legal, will serve as a versatile generalist in Risepoint’s Legal Department with a primary focus on handling complex commercial contract negotiations and managing a wide range of organizational matters from employment to regulatory compliance
Manage responses to requests for proposal with dedicated cross-functional team
Lead customer contract negotiations with public and private-sector customers globally
20 more items(s)
Job description
Job Title: Senior Director, Legal (fully remote)
Location: Remote, U.S.-based
Department: Legal
Reports To: Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
About Risepoint: At Risepoint, we provide expertise that guides enduring growth. We support our partners, mainly regional public universities, with services that allow them to offer affordable and workforce-relevant online programs while being able to focus on their core academic functions, such as admissions, teaching, and grading. We support students with services that allow them to access opportunities—and that support their success along the way. We are a contributor to an ecosystem in which students graduate with degrees that help them advance their careers and experience high returns on their investments. We are looking to add a new member to our legal team who will advance this mission and help us be a leader in legal and regulatory compliance in our ecosystem.
Job Summary: The Senior Director, Legal, will serve as a versatile generalist in Risepoint’s Legal Department with a primary focus on handling complex commercial contract negotiations and managing a wide range of organizational matters from employment to regulatory compliance. The role requires excellent legal abilities, a solution-oriented business mindset, outstanding communication skills at the executive and board level, a strong work ethic with the capacity to make defensible, risk-mitigating decisions in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to constantly learn and improve upon best practices across multiple jurisdictions in a growing organization with more than 1500 employees. The ideal candidate is a strategic global leader with a proven track record in solving complex problems and advancing strategic business goals in a forward-thinking manner.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial:
• Manage responses to requests for proposal with dedicated cross-functional team
• Lead customer contract negotiations with public and private-sector customers globally
• Manage preparation of contract amendments and addendums to existing master services agreements
• Manage contract disputes
• Maintain form master services agreement and other templates
• Manage review and negotiation of vendor contracts
Operational, Employment, Privacy, and Compliance:
• Ensure employment law compliance globally
• Maintain HR form documents, employee handbook, and policies
• Manage required compliance training
• Manage employment disputes
• Ascertain and translate legal requirements for business functions to maintain globally compliant with:
• privacy laws (FERPA and GDPR) as well as Diversity, Inclusion and Equity topics
• consumer protection, false advertising, and marketing laws
• higher education regulations, such as the ban on incentive compensation
• specific laws relevant to our business, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Monitor state specific compliance requirements
• Maintain all relevant training materials
Team Leadership:
Set the tone in creating a culture of compliance across functions
Stakeholder Engagement:
• Partner with senior leadership across functions to educate on relevant legal developments and align legal objectives with business objectives
• Present to board, investors, and executive team on relevant matters
• Engage with and manage outside counsel globally within budget mandates
Operational Excellence:
• Solve problems with an eye towards creating scalable and repeatable best-practice processes, not as one-offs
• Be comfortable operating in a growing organization of scale and accustomed to consistently producing high-quality work product within only a few iterations and under time constraints
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
• Juris Doctor, licensed to practice law and admitted to a bar in the United States
• Minimum of 7 years of experience of practicing law with at least 4 years at a large law firm or a large in-house legal department
• No specific subject matter expertise is required, but a background in commercial transactions and commercial litigation and familiarity with navigating regulated industries will be preferred
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong critical thinking skills and equally strong business acumen
• Highly organized and diligent work habits to advance collaboration within the Legal Team and across functions
• Excellent leadership and team management
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills
Smart, inquisitive legal mind that asks questions before jumping to answers
• Ability to analyze laws and regulations and generate actionable insights
Personal Attributes:
• Results-oriented with a proactive approach
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment across multiple time zones
• A team player who is comfortable building relationships in a remote-first environment
Risepoint is committed to providing equal employment opportunity.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Director| Legal position is now open for candidates interested in the Legal Jobs sector. This role in Bethel offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Legal Jobs is a plus.