Legal Counsel

$80,000 - $100,000 / year

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

As an integral part of the legal team, you will be exposed to a wide variety of work.  You will learn to draft and negotiate a broad range of contracts, which may include but not be limited to, software as a service (SaaS) agreements, other licensing agreements, service and supply agreements, professional services agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, procurement agreements, marketing agreements.  You will also assist on matters involving human resources, finance, disputes and litigation, subpoenas, intellectual property, and real estate. We weren’t kidding when we said you would be exposed to a wide variety of work!

The Legal Counsel will help the business identify and implement practical business solutions to achieve its goals. The Legal Counsel will be highly organized, solution driven, customer service-oriented, pragmatic and proactive in their approach to contracting and be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously. Most importantly, the Legal Counsel will be intellectually curious and eager to learn.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

·       You will draft, negotiate and review a wide range of commercial contracts.

·       You will work with the sales team to review, revise and negotiate sales agreements in Salesforce.com and will assist with contract workflow.

·       You will assist the team in third party dispute resolution and managing litigation matters.

·       You will assist the team in connection with intellectual property matters.

·       You will assist the team in responding to subpoenas.

·       You will continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of legal contract support within the company while maintaining the quality and consistency of contracts across the organization, following all applicable best practices, processes and procedures.

·       Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·       Has experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements including but not limited to software licensing, SaaS, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, professional services agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

·       Has familiarity with laws relevant to the sale and marketing of software including with respect to licensing, data protection/privacy, and intellectual property.

·       Possesses a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment.

·       Is extremely detail oriented.

·       Thrives in a fast-paced environment and has the ability to handle multiple, competing workloads with changing priorities to meet necessary deadlines.

·       Has excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Qualifications:

·       JD from an accredited law school with exceptional academic credentials.

·       Admitted to Colorado or be bar licensed in another state in good standing.

·       0-3 years of law firm and/or in-house experience.

·       Comfort using technology, including AI, preferred.

·       Intellectually curious and eager to learn.

Additional Requirements and Details:

·       Travel required up to 10% of the time.

·       Located and working from an office location.

·       Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

·       Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

·       Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

·       Frequent sitting and/or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

·        Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

·        Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

·        Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

·        Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

·        Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

·        We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.