Legal Counsel, Internal

Full Time
New York, NY
Posted
Job description
Agency :
Havas Health & You
Job Description Summary :
The role Havas Health & You is seeking an experienced, practical, inquisitive, and collaborative attorney to join its growing legal team.
What we bring:
  • A corporate philosophy that our individual differences make us stronger as a whole
  • A team dedicated to supporting our business, our clients and one another
  • A willingness to foster continued growth and development
Job Description :
What we expect from you
  • Counseling our business teams on questions as they arise with a keen eye toward risk mitigation in a productive and actionable way
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of sophisticated agreements on both the buy-side and sell-side, including client services and supplier agreements, software licenses, general commercial agreements and a variety of supplier and client-related contracts
  • Partnering with other departments including HR, Finance, IT in support of the business
  • Comfortable with change – both internally and externally we work with some of the brightest in the business and they are perpetually challenging the status quo
  • Ability to physically report into our NY, NY office
What traits we seek
  • An analytical eye with the ability to balance the big picture with the intimate details
  • An inquisitive mind with the desire to ask questions and listen to the answers before taking a position
  • An optimistic approach to the work with a focus on finding a way to ‘yes’
  • An expectation to continue to learn and grow
  • Conviction in your position and the ability to articulate it clearly and concisely (both verbally and in writing), particularly when the fact pattern is ambiguous
  • A willingness to work independently on assignments but to also collaborate with team members on a regular basis
  • Ability to handle multiple unrelated matters and to prioritize on a rolling basis
Background/experience and skills
  • 6-9 years of experience negotiating complex agreements and counseling business teams/clients
  • Combination of law firm and in-house experience a plus
  • Agency experience or experience with marketing/advertising, particularly in the Pharma/Life Sciences industry is a plus
  • Data privacy and technology experience is a plus
  • JD from an ABA accredited law school
  • Admitted to practice and in good standing in New York (or ability to register as in- house counsel)
Skills :
Corporate Laws, Legal Advices, Legal Compliances, Litigation
Contract Type :
Permanent
Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.
Due to high volume of applications, only eligible or matching candidates will be contacted by us.

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