POSITION OVERVIEW:
The role of Staff Counsel, Legal – Corporate/Revenue is a full-time attorney position within both Asurion’s Legal Corporate Team and Revenue Contracts Team, and has responsibility to support corporate governance, transactions and general corporate compliance matters as well as drafting and negotiating commercial client agreements. Staff Counsel, Legal – Corporate/Revenue will provide day-to-day legal support for Asurion’s product, tax, finance, corporate development, treasury and client services teams. This role requires facilitating discussions designed to consistently provide cross-functional communication and guidance for activities requiring legal support.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic advisor and project manager, with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, strong time- and project-management and prioritization skills, and prior corporate and commercial legal experience of three (3) to five (5) years.
ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS/DUTIES:
Provides support for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity transactions, corporate finance, corporate governance and corporate compliance matters.
Works to support internal client needs and to act as a liaison, brokers creative solutions for relevant stakeholders.
Develops a thorough understanding of Asurion’s business, processes and goals to accurately assesses and manages risk and provide innovative legal solutions that solve unique or challenging problems.
Establishes strong collaborative relationships with cross functional teams, including legal, underwriting, finance, tax, treasury, comp, product and client services.
Exhibits strong drafting, negotiating, collaboration and communication skills.
Demonstrates good analytical skills and judgment to evaluate factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations.
Acts as a trusted advisor to drive results and complete transactions and projects as needed.
Actively seeks operational understanding and implications of initiatives and implements process improvements to streamline support and complete successful transactions.
SKILLS:
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Demonstrates the ability to effectively understand, consider and address the internal client or business while mitigating risk exposure.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must possess strong judgment, confidence, collaborative problem-solving skills, and ability to spot potential issues quickly.
Must be able to independently handle a variety and number of legal matters in timely fashion with good judgment regarding supervision of more experienced legal counsel.
Exceptional ability to schedule and prioritize work and deliverables to ensure on-time response to a large variety of changing demands/requests/requirements.
Highly organized and driven to thoroughly understand the issue and the possible implications of legal guidance.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Required Education and Experience
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the bar in Tennessee
3-5+ years of relevant experience
Experience in corporate transactions/governance and commercial transactions, including client agreement negotiations.
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LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
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No additional certificates, licenses or registrations are required for this position. However, CPA certification or candidate pursuing certification is a plus.
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NOTE: THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT DESIGNED TO COVER OR CONTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF ACTIVITIES, DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED OF THE EMPLOYEE. DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, WORKING CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, AND ACTIVITIES MY CHANGE OR NEW ONES MAY BE ASSIGNED AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.
ASURION PROVIDES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT OF ANY TYPE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY STATUS, GENETICS, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING RECRUITING, HIRING, PLACEMENT, PROMOTION, TERMINATION, LAYOFF, RECALL, TRANSFER, LEAVES OF ABSENCE, COMPENSATION AND TRAINING.
