What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at Weave HQ?
What you will love about us
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance- we cover 75%!
- Flexible PTO and work schedules
- Free haircuts at our onsite salon
- Parental leave baby benefits! House cleanings, meals, and one year of free diapers provided
- Brand new building including a huge onsite gym
- 401k with company match
- People, not Employees Culture
- Commuter benefits (UTA Pass)
- Company holiday and summer events
- Weave’s in-house coaching initiative
- We believe in diversity and inclusion! Join one of our Peer Resource Groups
The Legal Team is in search of a Corporate Counsel. With a focus on commercial contracts, you will provide legal support in drafting, negotiating, and advising on transactions for internal and external efforts. Reporting to our Chief Legal Officer, the successful candidate will need to provide timely and business-practical legal advice on complex matters, will have current market knowledge related to technology contracting and a strong understanding of intellectual property law, and will be able to manage multiple priorities and interact with senior members of management.
- Reports to the Chief Legal Officer
- Hybrid office/remote role- must live in Utah
What you will own
- Review, markup/draft (from forms and from scratch), negotiate and close commercial contracts, including master services agreements, statements of work, licenses, RFP responses, and supporting documents across the company
- Collaborate with and facilitate cross-team decision-making among the Legal team, Finance team, business teams and other internal teams
- Provide rapid, practical, business-oriented legal/commercial contract advice directly to business clients. Support business clients in negotiating price, deliverables, services scope, warranty and other commercial terms
- Apply innovative problem-solving skills and practical business judgment to maximize revenues, minimize risk and foster long-term relationships
- Develop and implement projects to simplify processes, automate, eliminate bottlenecks, and scale in response to the growth of the business and the legal department
- Assist in the management of contract documentation workflows, approvals, reporting and archiving consistently with internal processes
- Manage assigned projects to completion
- Support the needs of the Chief Legal Officer and handle other projects as requested
- Demonstrate positive customer service skills through communication, both internal and external
What you will need to accomplish the job
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
- Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law in Utah
- 5 years of experience in a global law firm and/or in an in-house legal department
- Strong experience in contract drafting and negotiation with a good understanding of intellectual property-related issues
- The ability to communicate information accurately and comprehensively, while being concise and digestible for non-lawyers
- Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and business partners
- The ability to thrive in a growing, fast-paced environment with a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment
What will make us love you
- Experience in representing SaaS companies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to represent the Weave brand at all engagements