Jr. Commercial Contracts Counsel

The Impact You Will Make

You will serve as junior in-house commercial counsel to support BPI Legal in analyzing, reviewing, negotiating, and marking up a wide range of client- and vendor-facing commercial contracts at a marketing, creative, digital advertising, and communications consultancy.

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Commercial Contracts. You will be responsible for shepherding a wide range of commercial contracts from initial stages to execution. Internal stakeholders will request agreements ranging from NDAs, service agreements, vendor agreements, and others that might relate to BPI's work for its clients, and you will counsel the business while you draft and revise language as those contracts move from inception to execution. You will work both from internal form agreements drafted by BPI Legal and from counterparty forms.
• Negotiation, Counsel, and Markup. You will analyze contract terms, understand their business implications and attendant risks, and communicate that analysis clearly and in plain English to non-legal internal stakeholders. You will quickly apply negotiating postures set by BPI policy via redlines where appropriate, understand the justifications for those policies, communicate them clearly - both within BPI and in negotiation with counterparties - and adapt to business needs as directed by decision-makers. You will provide counsel on how best to protect BPI while ensuring that the business maintains deal flows.
• Contract Management. You will manage a dynamic list of fast-moving contracting tasks in a contract lifecycle management software. You will - both on your own and in coordination with BPI's contracts manager - stay in communication with internal stakeholders and minimize disruption to client work or revenues that may result from legal requirements. You will navigate the intersections of business needs, legal risk management, and institutional incentives.
• Risk-Management Mindset. You will issue-spot the legal and business implications of the work, terms, and relationships embodied in the contracts you work on and flag risks where appropriate.

What You Bring

• Minimum 2 years' experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, with in-house experience at a fast-growing communications, creative, digital advertising, or tech firm preferred
• J.D. from an A.B.A.-accredited law school
• Membership in good standing with at least one state Bar
• Ready ability to analyze, draft, amend, and communicate with non-legal stakeholders about commercial agreements of various kinds
• Working familiarity with common commercial contract terms and their implications, including but not limited to intellectual property
• Strong character and ethics, including the ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to privileged and other sensitive business matters
• Ability to adapt, prioritize, and stay on top of a dynamic workload in accordance with shifting priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, particularly with respect to relating complex legal concepts and difficult negotiation developments to non-legal stakeholders while managing expectations
• A high degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word and the capacity to adapt to a contract lifecycle management software like Docusign IAM

Benefits

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, $50 monthly phone reimbursement, unlimited sick time, and 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI’s benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

We’re looking for all kinds of people.

BPI Group is an integrated public affairs agency that delivers outcomes for the top organizations and leaders around the world. With expertise in strategic communications, digital marketing, creative, research, and measurement, we offer a cohesive approach across corporate, policy, and public affairs strategy in today’s interconnected world. By combining incisive strategy and deep tactical expertise, we make change possible. Our transatlantic presence includes offices across eleven markets in the US and Europe.

BPI is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. We consider applications holistically and you may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!

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