Senior Counsel - New York

Company Description:

LinkShare Corporation provides an online marketing platform that integrates high quality direct response digital media, services and technology.  LinkShare empowers clients with the ability to develop cost-efficient pay per action (PPA) affiliate, search and lead generation campaigns that acquire new customers, increase revenue and drive results.  LinkShare clients are Fortune 500 and prominent companies doing business online, including J.C. Penney, 1-800-Flowers.com, American Express, and Avon Products.  LinkShare was founded in 1996 in New York City, and operates additional offices in Chicago, London, San Francisco, Tampa, and Tokyo.

 

LinkShare is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc., (www.rakutenusa.com) which is a public company listed on the JASDAQ.  Rakuten, Inc., is one of the world’s largest Internet service companies, providing leading services in e-commerce, portal and media, travel, financial services and professional sports.

 

Job Description:

LinkShare is looking for an experienced attorney to focus on commercial and sales transactions. The Senior Counsel's primary responsibilities will include negotiating, drafting, and analyzing a wide variety of sales, strategic alliance, development and technology agreements. Work independently but collaboratively in a collegial team environment within a small fast-paced legal department.

Responsibilities: Respond promptly to legal requests from sales, lead generation, search management, marketing, and other business clients. Advise sales professionals and management, as well as the accounting, finance, services and other company departments on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, intellectual property, and negotiation strategy. Negotiate agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance. Advise senior management on recommended courses of action and legal risks. Summarize and communicate legal concepts for use by business people. Review, draft and negotiate advertising services agreements, sales contracts, intellectual property agreements and other agreements. Frequent in-house client interaction. Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes. Special projects as requested.

 

Requirements: JD from top law school, excellent academic credentials. In-depth experience in contract law, with broad transactional background in technology-related agreements. Experience advising clients on and structuring complex commercial transactions, including sales and services contracts. Significant experience in business development and intellectual property matters. Extensive background in drafting and negotiating services agreements, sales contracts, licenses/intellectual property and other agreements. Excellent business judgment, strategic thinking. Hard working, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under tight deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters. Superior written and oral communication skills. Experience in Internet, high technology, and advertising agreements preferred. New York Bar certified.

 

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