Associate Legal Counsel - Palo Alto, United States - Apex

Apex
Apex
Verified Company
Palo Alto, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description
This role is a hybrid role with at least three days of presence in our Palo Alto office. Current work authorization in the United States is required.


What You'll Do—Responsibilities:

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Contracting:


  • Draft, review and negotiate technology contracts: Licensing agreements, partnership agreements, nondisclosure agreements, service agreements, data processing agreements, etc.
  • Provide legal guidance and analyses of applicable laws and regulations, particularly in the areas of intellectual property and software licensing
  • Draft templates, develop playbooks, create contracting SOPs
  • Provide legal content and guidance for CLM operations as needed

Compliance:


  • Identify compliance issues, provide guidance and conduct periodic employee training & presentations on relevant legal and compliance issues
  • Contribute to ongoing efforts to create, improve and operationalize internal processes, develop best practices and create, update and maintain policies
  • Build and strengthen workflow processes between Legal and other departments to accelerate product development and dealclosing
  • Ensure companywide compliance with applicable laws and regulations, in particular in the field of privacy (GDPR)

Assist in other legal matters as needed:

  • General corporate issues
  • Manage trademark and patent portfolios
  • Manage memberships & partnerships
  • Assist with certification efforts, e.g. ISO certifications

You Have:


  • JD Degree from an ABAaccredited law school or international equivalent
  • Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience practicing law, preferably with inhouse experience in a technology or startup environment
  • Experience with commercial technology transactions
  • Team player with the ability to work independently
  • Highly organized and strongly detailoriented
  • Ability to handle rapidly shifting priorities and circumstances with flexibility, patience, and humor
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate and negotiate with both internal stakeholders and external business and legal teams
  • Ability to balance legal risks with business strategy and goals
  • Ability to easily break down complicated laws, regulatory frameworks and contract matters into understandable and approachable language
  • Adaptability to a multicultural, fastpaced, and evolving environment

Great to Have:


  • CLM experience (preferably Ironclad), incl. leveraging AI for legal efficiency
  • Experience in trademark and patent law
  • Foreign law degree
  • Language skills in German, Japanese or Korean would be a plus

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