In-House Corporate Counsel

JCW Group; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

JCW Group is partnering with a leading global financial institution to hire an experienced In-House Corporate Counsel in Atlanta. The role focuses on counseling across commercial contracts, procurement, IP, litigation management, and employment matters in a global, matrixed environment.

The position requires a JD and active bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with roughly 4–8 years of in-house experience.

Qualifications

• JD degree and active bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 4–8 years of relevant in-house experience at a large financial institution.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Ability to analyze issues and provide clear, business-oriented advice.
• Ability to learn new subject areas, manage priorities, and collaborate globally.
• Experience in IP, corporate real estate, procurement, litigation, privacy or data protection preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate procurement and commercial agreements.
• Support IP matters, including trademarks, licensing, and confidentiality.
• Provide leases, amendments, renewals, and facilities-related agreements support.
• Review AI-related contracts and manage data use, IP, and risk issues.
• Assist with non-fund litigation, disputes, subpoenas, and investigations.
• Offer privacy/data protection guidance in contracts and corporate matters.
• Develop templates, playbooks, training materials, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Contract drafting

Commercial negotiation

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Privacy & data protection

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

We are working with a leading global financial institution looking to hire an experienced In-House Corporate Counsel. This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days in office per week.

In this role you will support a broad range of corporate legal matters including commercial contracts and procurement, intellectual property, litigation and dispute management, and employment. This role is well suited for an experienced in-house attorney who is adaptable, exercises sound judgment, and can manage competing priorities in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on procurement and commercial agreements, including professional services, vendor, marketing, licensing, confidentiality, technology, software, and SaaS agreements.
• Supporting IP matters, including trademarks, copyright, brand protection, software and content licensing, confidentiality, and intellectual property provisions in commercial agreements.
• Providing legal support for corporate office leases, amendments, renewals, construction and facilities agreements, related transactions, and property disputes.
• Reviewing agreements involving AI-enabled products or services, applying approved contracting positions, and identifying and escalating material issues involving data use, model training, confidentiality, intellectual property, output rights, human oversight, indemnities, and risk allocation.
• Assisting with non-fund litigation, commercial disputes, subpoenas, demand letters, investigations, discovery, mediation, settlement, reporting, information preservation, and coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Providing first-line support on routine privacy and data protection issues in contracts and corporate matters, including data-use, security, confidentiality, and cross-border transfer provisions, with appropriate escalation to specialist teams.
• Developing and maintaining templates, playbooks, training materials, guidance, and matter-management processes, and building effective relationships across functions, regions, and external advisers.

Requirements

• A JD degree and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Approximately 4-8 years of relevant in-house legal experience in a large complex financial institution.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze legal issues, exercise sound judgment, and provide clear, practical, business-oriented advice.
• Ability to learn new subject areas, manage competing priorities, work independently within appropriate boundaries, and collaborate in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: intellectual property, corporate real estate, procurement or technology contracts, litigation management, privacy, or data protection.