This role will partner with various stakeholders throughout Visa to develop and manage complex commercial agreements and contracts from approved financial proposals. The ideal candidate will be self-directed, analytical and a strategic thinker with experience in the payments industry. Key responsibilities include drafting commercial agreements, liaising with stakeholders, and providing training regarding the contract process to internal stakeholders.
HighLevel is seeking an AI & IP Counsel to manage their global intellectual property portfolio and guide the company through the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence regulation and compliance; this role will partner closely with engineering, product, and external counsel to support innovation at scale and will be responsible for analyzing and managing IP assets while building frameworks to ensure IP hygiene and open-source compliance.
As an Associate Contracts Counsel, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor/service provider agreements, ensuring legal compliance and risk mitigation. You will work with business stakeholders to provide solutions to legal and operational issues raised in negotiations and assist in contract management/tracking process.
The Commercial Counsel will serve as the primary legal advisor for all commercial transactions across HighLevel, driving excellence in both legal strategy and operational execution. This role requires a business-minded attorney who excels at managing complex deal workflows while maintaining exceptional legal standards. The ideal candidate combines strong negotiation capabilities with outstanding project management skills to enable efficient, scalable, and high-quality commercial legal operations.
This is an exceptional opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping contractual relationships, ensuring legal compliance, and mitigating risk. You'll provide timely and insightful legal guidance on commercial agreements, identify risks associated with business transactions, and improve operational efficiencies. You will also research and implement technology tools to drive efficiency and assist in training business teams on contract-related matters.
This is a foundational hire for the legal and compliance team of a rapidly growing fintech, so it comes with built-in opportunity for professional growth and development. The initial focus of this role will be commercial contracting, and responsibilities will quickly expand to include regulatory and operational matters. This role will take a lead in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with merchants and vendors as well as support business development and customer service.
Legal externs are given substantive opportunities to gain experience and learn as members of the Office of the General Counsel. The OGC is responsible for providing high-quality, cost-efficient, legal, and related services to our NPR clients. The OGC offers challenging and diverse work assignments for legal externs, including contract review and drafting, research, and training, and other projects reflective of the role of in-house attorneys at NPR.