Legal Counsel, Wolters Kluwer
Corporate and Commercial Transactions
$112-156.7k
2+ days a week in office
Information services and software solutions
Open for applications
Information services and software solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$112-156.7k
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.
Role
Who you are
- Candidates must have both a bachelor’s degree and law degree (J.D.) and must be admitted to practice law in the state in which the candidate’s assigned office is located, either directly, or with an in-house counsel/single-client exemption
- 2-5 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience. Experience at both a law firm and in-house a plus but not required
- Strong intellect, excellent legal acumen, and rigorous analytical skills
- Experience drafting and negotiating licensing and customer agreements
- Superior legal drafting and negotiating skills
- General understanding of privacy laws and regulations applicable to CP & ESG’s business (e.g., GDPR and data privacy laws in the U.S.) (or a willingness to learn)
- Excellent communication and change management skills
- Unquestioned integrity and business ethics
- A proactive, energetic, and enthusiastic approach to all tasks, and the confidence to work effectively with a talented and demanding client group
- The ability to handle a substantial workload, including multiple, concurrent projects, many involving time pressured situations
- The experience and confidence to push for change and, when appropriate, to challenge the status quo
- A willingness to travel when necessary or appropriate
- Poise and strong interpersonal skills
- Decisive and calm under pressure
- Works well as a member of a global and cross-functional team
What the job involves
- Provide comprehensive legal counsel regarding a broad spectrum of corporate, commercial, privacy and regulatory matters impacting CP & ESG and specifically the TeamMate product
- With direction from Managing Legal Counsel, structure, draft, negotiate, interpret, manage, and enforce all types of agreements, including SaaS, on premise software license, professional service, partner, strategic partnership, customer agreements, and vendor agreements
- Educate business teams about contract forms, including recent contract best practices, common clause objections, commercial and legal risks and internal contract review and approval procedures
- Keeping CP & ESG’s business representatives and Managing Legal Counsel abreast of significant legal developments
- Work cross-functionally with Global Law and Compliance Department (“GCLD”) team members as needed
- Where appropriate, effectively manage outside counsel in a cost-effective manner
- Driving consistency of process and standardization, fostering knowledge sharing and supporting technology to automate tasks
- Developing an in-depth understanding of the CP & ESG businesses, people, organization, markets, products, customers, competitors, and regulatory environment
- Supporting the GLCD’s M&A, regulatory, employment and litigation teams with respect to matters affecting CP & ESG TeamMate
- Performing other assignments as designated by leadership
Our take
For over 185 years, Wolters Kluwer has been innovating the way professionals and businesses work. The company has expanded to offer a substantial range of services across the Health, Tax & Accounting, Finance, Compliance, and Legal sectors.
While operating across so many sectors comes with an extensive range of competition, Wolters Kluwer serves customers in over 180 countries, which has been managed, in part, due to its 70+ acquisitions. For example, the company has recently acquired leading artificial intelligence technology company Della AI, which will become part of its legal software unit, to further advance its natural language processing capabilities.
The company is currently focused on its 2022-2024 strategy, which is a three-year value elevation strategy aimed at accelerating expert solutions, expanding its reach, and evolving its core capabilities. After delivering on its 2019-2021 strategy (resulting in €4.8 billion in revenues in 2021 alone) Wolters Kluwer is well set to remain on its long-standing path of growth and success.
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Company
Company benefits
- Hybrid/Flexible Work Environment
Company values
- Focus on Customer Success - Customers are at the center of everything we do
- Make it Better - We're Committed to Continuous Improvement
- Aim High and Deliver - We're responsible for delivering the right results
- Work as a Team - We're stronger together
Company HQ
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
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Leadership
Nancy McKinstry
(CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board, not founder)Held various roles at the company before being named CEO in 2003. Current Member of the Board of Directors at various companies including Accenture, Abbot, Russel Reynolds Associates, and Columbia Business School.
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