Contracts Director and Legal Counsel

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Contracts Director and Legal Counsel

The candidate will be playing a hands-on role in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of corporate contract agreements with clients, vendors, and partners as needed. These will include Master Services Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Reseller Agreements, Distributor Agreements, a variety of contracting agreements with federal, state, and local government clients, Purchase Orders and Scopes of Work/Services. Supervising the Contracts team, developing their capabilities further, and delegating work to them as appropriate. Providing practical and actionable counsel to business teams including management and other departments on a range of legal topics, including commercial law, risks, intellectual property, corporate governance, data privacy, and other legal and regulatory areas. Liaising with outside counsel in specializations such as Immigration, Employment, and Litigation. Using good judgement and experience to evaluate contract risk, resolve complex contracts and compliance challenges within established risk guidelines, and escalating questions to senior management when necessary. Implementing and enforcing standards for contract review, preparation, and processing, including negotiation guidelines, new standard form contracts/templates, and timelines for processing. Interfacing with both clients and internal departments to negotiate or communicate contract information. Leading the Contracts team to refine policies and best practices in the areas of contract and compliance, leveraging and optimizing existing contracts management tools and templates. Monitoring, analyzing and providing guidance on evolving laws, rules, regulations, and trends in the IT Services space.

Additional Information

Job ID R017567.

Company info

Spruce Technology Inc
1149 Bloomfield Ave Suite G
Clifton
New Jersey
United States 07012
Website : http://www.sprucetech.com