Job Description
I. Job Summary
Independently handles more complex legal matters and projects using advanced techniques and theories. The Sr. Legal Counsel focus will be on Data Privacy. Provides counsel to the company on legal rights and obligations pertaining to specialization in areas of law such as Employment, Labor Relations, Litigation, Environmental including primarily and Regulatory, Corporate Securities/M&A, etc.also with contracts. Responsible for providing counsel and legal support in a given area of legal specialty including direct responsibility for negotiating and drafting required legal documentation and advising clients.
The Sr. Legal Counsel focus will be Commercial Transactions and Data Privacy. Your skills in these areas, along with your solid legal counsel background, will be instrumental in the success of this role. Your specialized knowledge in contract, corporate, joint venture and partnership law privacy laws will be greatly utilized utilized, along with your excellent relationship building skills.
The Sr. Legal Counsel reports to the Assistant General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer and is located in Houston, Texas.
II. Essential Skills, Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the skills and be able to satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities set forth below. Other minor duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Prepares,
- Prepares, reviews and, negotiates and implements legal documents and policies, procedures, trainings and assessments and manages data privacy matters on the Company's behalf, and assists management in representing the organization in legal disputes and transactions.
Specialized behalf related to data privacy.
- Specialized knowledge as to contract, corporate, joint venture privacy laws, in particular the California Consumer Privacy Act and partnership law
Provides other relevant state laws.Knowledge of Canada and GDPR data privacy laws is a plus.
- Provides general legal advice and counsel to management (Corporate, Market Area and/or District level) for strategy and policy development.development related to data privacy. Reviews legal publications and pending legislation and advises management of changes that impact the Company, business and industry.
Conducts
- Conducts risk assessment in connection with customer, vendor, operations, industry and/or business issues. Advises management on most appropriate response or action.
May
- May be responsible for management of outside counsel activities as necessary including determining effective business and legal strategy to address litigation and/or other specific operations or Company needs.
May
- May work at the Corporate level or as directed within an Area.
Ability
- Ability to provide proactive legal and practical business advice to internal clients
Ability to negotiate, draft and close purchase and sale, joint venture, investment and project financing and other transaction agreements with minimal outside counsel support
Interfaces clients
- Interfaces with numerous departments and functions within the Company to work effectively and provide a high-level of service to our business partners.
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties but may occasionally act as a team lead and manage work of less experienced attorneys.
IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Juris /> Juris Doctorate and five (5) or more years of previous experience.
The
The following areas of expertise are highly preferred:
Data Privacy
New required:
- Data Privacy
- New Privacy Laws such as GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act
- Operationalizing the data privacy act
Operationalizing the legal requirements
Emerging requirements ( such as data subject requests)
- Emerging Privacy and Technology Issues
Data Issues
- Workplace Privacy
- Contracts/Transactions
The following areas of expertise are preferred:
- Data Security Breach and Cyber Risk
Workplace Privacy
Commercial Transactions
Intellectual Property
Trademarks/CopyrightIP Portfolio Management
Licensing
General IP Legal Counseling
Data Privacy
Risk Intellectual Property (general knowledge on trademarks,patents, and licensing)
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
State Bar Licensure.
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
None required.
V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
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Qualification
Juris Doctor (JD)
Practice Areas & Specialty
Compliance/Regulatory, Corporate, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy
