Staff Attorney

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Verisk 3E is looking for a Staff Attorney to join the team.  This position reports directly to our General Counsel and can be based in any of our U.S. office locations. We are open to hiring remotely for the right candidate.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing broad commercial legal support to the company’s global sales organization, guiding complex transactions through review, negotiation and execution in a fast-paced, high volume environment, and partnering with Sales, Sales Support and Product teams to ensure exceptional sales enablement and accelerating deal velocity.

What You’ll Achieve

The Staff Attorney will join a strong legal team within 3E that provides strategy and support for sales contracting activities globally.  The right candidate will have experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, including those supporting Cloud and “SaaS” offers, strong time management skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, a “can-do” problem solving mindset, and a commitment to career growth and personal development. An interest in technology, a keen eye for process improvement, and good sense of humor are also valuable.

You Will:

• Structure, draft and provide expertise in business and legal requirements to support a high volume and broad range of commercial contracts, including license agreements, service agreements, professional services agreements, order forms, etc.
• Advise on legal, regulatory and compliance requirements for technology products and services, including Cloud and “aaS” offers.
• Respond to legal inquiries, assisting the company's personnel and internal clients with regard to legal issues as needed.
• Provide general subject matter guidance to business and legal teams regarding partnership and go-to-market matters.
• Build relationships with the business stakeholders and teams. Understand and support their vision and priorities.
• Bring in other experts – we don’t expect you to have all the answers – but you need to be a connector, bringing the experts together from other areas of the business to reach the correct decisions in support of the business at the right times.

Qualifications

Essential Position Requirements:

• A qualified attorney admitted to practice in one or more states in the United States and a member of one or more state Bar(s) in good standing.
• 2 years relevant experience and demonstrated success as a lawyer/ commercial attorney with relevant experience in a law firm or in-house corporate legal department.
• Experience supporting a large sales organization with significant knowledge of commercial contracts terms common in the information technology industry.
• Proven ability to provide entrepreneurial, quick-thinking, pragmatic, business-oriented advice and recommendations that distinguish between theoretical and practical risk.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to advocate for a position while maintaining a collaborative and open-minded approach.

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Additional Information

Verisk 3E delivers intelligent compliance solutions that empower companies around the globe to reduce risk, drive continuous improvement and create new growth opportunities. Verisk 3E has set the standard for combining regulatory expertise and enriched global compliance content and transforming it into actionable intelligence to enhance chemical and workplace safety, product safety and stewardship, supply chain stewardship and research and development support. Together, with our customers, we are working to make the world safer—one product, one workplace and one community at a time. To learn more visit www.verisk3e.com We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies! 

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.    

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.   

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.   

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.    

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do. 

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce.  Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.
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