Director of Legal Affairs
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Director of Legal Affairs at Modern Executive Solutions overseeing legal, contractual, and compliance responsibilities. Supporting business objectives while managing risk and legal exposure for the firm.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the company's primary internal resource for legal, contractual, compliance, and risk-related matters.
- Partner with executive leadership on business, operational, and strategic initiatives.
- Engage early in client engagements, strategic partnerships, and new business initiatives to identify risks and support sound decision-making.
- Assess legal and regulatory risks and develop practical, business-aligned solutions.
- Support leadership in evaluating and mitigating legal exposure across the organization.
- Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized legal matters as appropriate.
- Provide guidance regarding legal and contractual implications of new business models, services, technologies, and strategic initiatives.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including retained search agreements, consulting engagement letters, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and NDAs.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, standards, and approval workflows.
- Advise business leaders regarding contractual obligations, risk allocation, and commercial terms.
- Support compliance with off-limits, non-solicitation, exclusivity, confidentiality, and related contractual commitments.
- Lead contract lifecycle management processes, including intake, approvals, repository administration, reporting, and governance.
- Develop training, reporting, and scalable contracting processes that improve organizational efficiency, risk management, and business performance.
- Support Modern's data privacy and information governance program, including compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
- Develop and maintain policies related to data handling, retention, confidentiality, and information security.
- Advise on AI usage, data governance, intellectual property considerations, and technology-related risks.
- Partner with Technology and Operations on vendor agreements, data processing requirements, security assessments, and emerging technology governance.
- Support the firm's compliance program and monitor adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and industry requirements.
- Maintain corporate governance records and support entity management activities.
- Develop and maintain legal, compliance, and operational policies and procedures.
- Coordinate compliance training and support regulatory inquiries, audits, and compliance reviews.
- Partner with leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate legal, contractual, operational, and regulatory risks.
- Coordinate disputes, claims, litigation, and other legal matters with outside counsel as appropriate.
- Advise leadership regarding conflicts of interest, off-limits obligations, restrictive covenant issues, candidate ownership concerns, and other risks unique to executive search and leadership advisory services.
- Protect and support enforcement of Modern's intellectual property and proprietary assets.
- Support insurance, claims management, and organizational risk reporting.
- Partner with Human Resources regarding employment-related matters, including employee and independent contractor arrangements.
- Review employment agreements, policies, separation agreements, and related documentation.
- Support compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations in coordination with outside counsel when appropriate.
- Assist with employment-related risk assessments, policy development, and workplace compliance initiatives.
- Manage relationships with outside counsel and specialized legal service providers.
- Oversee legal budgets and external legal spend.
- Coordinate specialized support for litigation, employment matters, regulatory inquiries, intellectual property matters, and international legal issues.
- Evaluate external resources to ensure effective and cost-efficient support.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years of experience in legal affairs, commercial contracts, compliance, risk management, legal operations, paralegal leadership, or related legal support functions.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering commercial agreements.
- Experience supporting compliance, governance, risk management, or related business functions.
- Familiarity with data privacy principles, data governance practices, and information management requirements.
- Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal, operational, and commercial considerations.
- Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401(k) match.
- Flexibility & Balance: Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs.
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