Corporate Counsel - Compass Consulting

Our client focuses on developing first-in-class and best-in-class therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases.


Overview:

• This Corporate Counsel position is a mid-level to senior temporary position (5 to 10 years).
• The candidate will lead a template and playbooks project, being responsible for updating templates and playbooks on the review schedule for this year, and also leading on a company initiative to consolidate, streamline, simplify, and improve global templates.
• This role also is responsible for creating resource materials, mostly in the form of playbooks, for business and Legal contract drafters.
• We are looking for an attorney experienced with contract drafting, working with templates, and with playbooks.
• We will also rely on this attorney to review current contract clauses and resource materials and provide suggested changes and improvements based on their experience and legal research.
• The position requires close collaboration with internal functional groups and the other attorneys in the Legal Department on these projects.

Responsibilities:

• With guidance and supervision, independently lead template and playbook projects for the Legal department for both internal needs and for a company-wide initiative.
• Work closely with attorneys, Contracts Associates, and business stakeholders on template and playbook projects.
• Draw on experience and legal research to revise, consolidate, streamline and simplify contracts and playbooks.
• Responsible for preparing template guidance and annotations and playbook resources for a variety of different contract templates for business contract drafters and Legal drafters.
• Responsible for setting and leading template meetings as required for attorney/CA input/approval on templates and playbooks.
• Timely tracking, monitoring, advising, and reporting on projects.
• Appropriately manage a heavy workflow, setting priorities and meeting deliverable timelines.

Experience and Skills:

• 5 to 10 years prior experience in a major law firm or biotech experience in contracting and in using and/or creating templates and playbooks.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of contracts is required.
• Ability to lead projects and work independently is required.
• Ability to prioritize and use sound judgement with escalating matters to manager is required.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills required.  Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize and work under pressure.
• Exceptional written and communication skills required, including strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, proactive, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic.
• Strong computer skills in database management and documentation preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Office) required.
• Experience with pharmaceutical companies is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience with Ariba a plus.

Education and Licensing: 

• Juris Doctorate required.
• Active California Bar member in good standing.

Experience and Skills:

• 5 to 10 years prior experience in a major law firm or biotech experience in contracting and in using and/or creating templates and playbooks.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of contracts is required.
• Ability to lead projects and work independently is required.
• Ability to prioritize and use sound judgement with escalating matters to manager is required.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills required.  Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize and work under pressure.
• Exceptional written and communication skills required, including strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, proactive, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic.
• Strong computer skills in database management and documentation preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Office) required.
• Experience with pharmaceutical companies is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience with Ariba a plus.

Education and Licensing: 

• Juris Doctorate required.
• Active California Bar member in good standing.