In-House Corporate Counsel

JCW Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group seeks an experienced In-House Corporate Counsel in New York for a hybrid role requiring four days in office per week.

You will support a broad range of corporate legal matters including commercial contracts, IP, litigation and employment matters, with emphasis on practical, business-oriented advice in a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (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.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating procurement and commercial agreements including professional services, vendor, marketing, licensing, confidentiality, technology, software, and SaaS.
• Support IP matters including trademarks, copyright, brand protection, software and content licensing, confidentiality in agreements.
• Provide legal support for corporate office leases, amendments, renewals, construction and facilities agreements, and related transactions.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal analysis

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

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.