Corporate Lawyer (Legal Counsel)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Work smart, have fun and make an impact!

Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world.
EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.

Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.

Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page. If you have questions about the company or open roles you can chat with an insider.

Job Description

Our Finance and Administration department delivers efficient and effective operations and processes that are foundational to EcoVadis’ ability to drive continuous improvement in companies’ sustainable business practices at scale.

EcoVadis is growing its US legal team. You will be part of the dynamic, international EcoVadis Legal Team, providing corporate and commercial legal support for the Americas team, US legal matters, and US Legal Counsel. You will work closely with the Americas Sales Team, as well as operations and technical teams across the business (Including Procurement, Information Security, Customer Service, Finance). You will provide legal advice for SaaS contracts, NDAs, and other legal documents. Your principal goal will be to become a trusted contributor to our business, proactively and efficiently working with our commercial and legal teams and US Legal Counsel in concluding business agreements while ensuring those agreements mitigate risk and comply with applicable laws and our company procedures. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the creation of systems to enhance our international contract management process and support the development and maintenance of templates and contracting playbooks.

The position responsibilities include:

  • Supporting the internal legal team and external counsel in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in the English language
  • Contributing to the design of contract management systems and ensuring compliance with those systems and other company processes
  • Maintaining current knowledge of, and advising the business regarding, the evolving legal framework within which we operate
  • Supporting the legal team in other issues, including administrative support
  • Providing support in other issues requested by a supervisor / manager
  • Ensure that all legal documents are signed, registered and archived
  • Maximizing efficiency in legal document workflows

Qualifications

  • J.D. and admission to practice law in one US jurisdiction
  • 3 - 5 years legal experience (private practice or in-house)
  • GDPR knowledge and negotiation experience
  • Fluent in English with good communication skills
  • Able to work in a US time zone
  • Contract drafting, redlining, and negotiation skills
  • Able to prioritize and adapt to change in a diverse, fast-paced environment 

Nice to have:

  • Experience working with IT agreements, including NDAs and SaaS agreements
  • Experience negotiating vendor insurance requirements requested by prospective clients
  • Exposure with privacy law compliance in commercial agreements
  • Team player who likes cooperating and collaborating with the Legal Team
  • But we want to hear from you, and why you think you could be the right person to help EcoVadis make a positive impact.

Additional Information

  • Beginning: ASAP
  • Location: Anywhere in the US
  • Salary range - $130K - $150K
  • Reporting to US Legal Counsel
  • Full time position

In return for your expertise and energy, we offer:

A rare opportunity to get in and contribute meaningfully to a growing business: We have a solid foundation of over 450 global industry leaders as customers and 14 years.

  • Great 401K matching program 
  • Flexi-time
  • Home office allowance program
  • Casual and friendly environment
  • Virtual team building events
  • Opportunity to work in an international atmosphere

For more information about EcoVadis please visit our site: www.ecovadis.com

Don't fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate? Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, including the provision of interview questions, please let the hiring team know.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).

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