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R0050448**Senior Legal Counsel – Performance Market**The Senior Legal Counsel position will be part of the North American legal organization within the Wolters Kluwer law department. This position will primarily support the Tax and Accounting (“TAA”) Division’s commercial activities in North America, serving the Preparer and Canada software businesses (the Performance Segment).
In addition, this position will also support TAA North America business segments in Professional and Research & Advisory, as needed. The position will be part of the Wolters Kluwer TAA Legal team and will report to the Assistant General Counsel for TAA North America.BASIC FUNCTIONS AND PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIESThe Senior Legal Counsel will work closely with the senior management team of the Performance segment on general commercial contracts (e.g., SaaS, licensing contracts, customer services contracts and vendor contracts), corporate and contractual matters and M&A transactions, as well as advising on intellectual property issues, product development legal issues, regulatory compliance and dispute matters.*Specific accountabilities and responsibilities are expected to include the following:*Providing comprehensive legal counseling on a broad spectrum of commercial, corporate, technology, intellectual property, cybersecurity, privacy and regulatory laws and matters.Structuring, drafting, negotiating, interpreting, managing, and enforcing all types of technology and other commercial agreementsCounseling on regulatory and compliance matters impacting the business, including with respect to tax-time financial products.Working closely with the business on new customer offerings or services and related customer agreement terms, promotional and marketing activities, data protection and cybersecurity risks across different offerings.Developing a strong rapport and working relationship with the management team of the
Performance Software business segment to help drive the delivery of effective and high-quality legal servicesDeveloping an in-depth knowledge and understanding of TAA North America, its people, organization, markets, products, customers, competitors and regulatory environment, in order to identify trends and provide legal/commercial advice to the businesses.As appropriate, effectively manage outside counsel in a cost-effective manner.QUALIFICATIONS:Education: Bachelor’s degree and law degree required, J.D. or L.L.BRequired Experience:A minimum of 8-10 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience, preferably including experience with both a multi-national law firm and an established corporate law department.Substantial legal experience focused on sophisticated domestic and international commercial contracts.A strong working knowledge of, and experience with SaaS agreements, software and e-commerce transactions.The ideal candidate will have a proven history of working well with and influencing members of the senior management teams of entrepreneurial organizations, and will possess the intellect, confidence, maturity, team orientation and positive sense of humor to work with talented, dedicated, demanding client groups.*Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.***Compensation:**Target salary range CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, IL, MD, MN, NY, RI, WA: $145,500 - $203,900**Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide.**Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers.We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide.For more information about our solutions and organization, visit , follow us on , , and .At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.In 2024 we were awarded Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization, in recognition of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our colleagues through our ‘Together we thrive’ well-being program. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Hybrid (8 days/month)time type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id:
R0050448**Senior Legal Counsel – Performance Market**The Senior Legal Counsel position will be part of the North American legal organization within the Wolters Kluwer law department. This position will primarily support the Tax and Accounting (“TAA”) Division’s commercial activities in North America, serving the Preparer and Canada software businesses (the Performance Segment).
In addition, this position will also support TAA North America business segments in Professional and Research & Advisory, as needed. The position will be part of the Wolters Kluwer TAA Legal team and will report to the Assistant General Counsel for TAA North America.BASIC FUNCTIONS AND PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIESThe Senior Legal Counsel will work closely with the senior management team of the Performance segment on general commercial contracts (e.g., SaaS, licensing contracts, customer services contracts and vendor contracts), corporate and contractual matters and M&A transactions, as well as advising on intellectual property issues, product development legal issues, regulatory compliance and dispute matters.*Specific accountabilities and responsibilities are expected to include the following:*Providing comprehensive legal counseling on a broad spectrum of commercial, corporate, technology, intellectual property, cybersecurity, privacy and regulatory laws and matters.Structuring, drafting, negotiating, interpreting, managing, and enforcing all types of technology and other commercial agreementsCounseling on regulatory and compliance matters impacting the business, including with respect to tax-time financial products.Working closely with the business on new customer offerings or services and related customer agreement terms, promotional and marketing activities, data protection and cybersecurity risks across different offerings.Developing a strong rapport and working relationship with the management team of the
Performance Software business segment to help drive the delivery of effective and high-quality legal servicesDeveloping an in-depth knowledge and understanding of TAA North America, its people, organization, markets, products, customers, competitors and regulatory environment, in order to identify trends and provide legal/commercial advice to the businesses.As appropriate, effectively manage outside counsel in a cost-effective manner.QUALIFICATIONS:Education: Bachelor’s degree and law degree required, J.D. or L.L.BRequired Experience:A minimum of 8-10 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience, preferably including experience with both a multi-national law firm and an established corporate law department.Substantial legal experience focused on sophisticated domestic and international commercial contracts.A strong working knowledge of, and experience with SaaS agreements, software and e-commerce transactions.The ideal candidate will have a proven history of working well with and influencing members of the senior management teams of entrepreneurial organizations, and will possess the intellect, confidence, maturity, team orientation and positive sense of humor to work with talented, dedicated, demanding client groups.*Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.***Compensation:**Target salary range CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, IL, MD, MN, NY, RI, WA: $145,500 - $203,900**Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide.**Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers.We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide.For more information about our solutions and organization, visit , follow us on , , and .At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.In 2024 we were awarded Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization, in recognition of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our colleagues through our ‘Together we thrive’ well-being program. #J-18808-Ljbffr