Commercial Counsel

Job Title

Job Description

About The Position

The Commercial Counsel will be a key member of Dotdash Meredith’s legal team and have primary responsibility for managing and modernizing our process for sales and other commercial contract review and negotiation.  These contracts are key to the business and require attention to detail, problem-solving and efficiency.  This role requires a strong understanding of IP law and contracts, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally with non-lawyers.  The ideal candidate has 3+ years of major law firm experience in IP transactions as well as some operational business experience. 

About The Team:

We are small, nimble, and value entrepreneurial mindsets and professionalism.

About The Positions  Contributions:

Weight %

Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

50%

 Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, and supervise paralegal review of certain contracts.

20%

 Support the design, establishment, and maintenance of an efficient process for quick turns of contracts.

30%

 Communicate with internal clients and team members, including by developing and leading trainings on Dotdash Meredith’s contracting process and key legal issues.

The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements

Education:

Juris Doctor

Undergraduate degree

Experience:

Admitted to the bar of NY or IA.

3-5 + years of experience in commercial work at a nationally-recognized law firm.

Strong familiarity with IP law.

Additional Preferred Experience:

1+ years of operational business experience (either as in-house counsel or in a non-legal role)

Specific experience with IP transactions.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:

• The ability to work collaboratively and to engage and influence in a matrix organization.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills which can be applied to both internal and external relationships, with the ability to reconcile compliance requirements with business needs as far as is possible.
• Sound and balanced legal judgment and business awareness, with an appropriate understanding of the need to pragmatically assess risk
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Adept at analyzing and interpreting laws and regulations. Attention to detail.
• An ability to clearly and succinctly explain legal issues to a non-legal audiences
• Exemplary personal and professional integrity and business ethics. Exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
• An outstanding collaborator who can manage multiple agreements and tasks.
• High Ethical standards and a team attitude.

% Travel Required (Approximate): Less than 10%

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

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Pay Range

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.