Remote Legal Counsel - ESG & Compliance

verra-opportunities; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical care

Vision care

Dental care

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Verra seeks a Legal Counsel to join the Legal, Risk and Governance Department. You will handle commercial contracts, governance documents, and coordination with internal teams and external counsel.

The role involves regulatory inquiries, IP enforcement support, and Registry-related advisory work, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration across a global, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of relevant work experience in a law firm or in-house legal department reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Qualified to practice law in at least one jurisdiction with valid practicing authorization.
• Technical competence in at least three key areas of responsibility.
• Ability to provide clear, robust and pragmatic legal advice on complex areas of law.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of commercial contracts including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating NDAs, consulting contracts, partnership agreements, fundraising agreements, MOUs, data sharing, and licensing agreements.
• Draft and review internal governance policies and processes and draft board minutes, resolutions, and related documents to ensure compliance with applicable governing requirements and alignment with organizational goals.
• Acknowledge filed complaints, input information into case management records and coordinate with PMD to respond to complaints using standard form templates.
• Assist with responding to inquiries from regulatory agencies and manage collection of documents for production to agencies when requested.
• Support enforcement of Verra’s IP portfolio. Collaborate with licensees to negotiate and formalize IP and data licensing agreements. Monitor potential trademark infringements and manage resolution strategies.
• Advise the Registry Team on registry-related queries concerning the interpretation of the Verra Registry Terms of Use, and other registry-related requests.
• Provide document management, data synthesis, and case analysis to support contentious matters and litigation processes.
• Streamline legal workflows by managing invoice tracking, mailbox management, internal communications, and the LRGD intranet homepage.

Education

Qualified to practice law

Job description

Verra seeks a Legal Counsel to join the Legal, Risk and Governance Department. You will handle commercial contracts, governance documents, and coordination with internal teams and external counsel.

The role involves regulatory inquiries, IP enforcement support, and Registry-related advisory work, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration across a global, remote-friendly environment.