The role
Canonical is expanding its in-house legal team and needs counsel to draft and negotiate commercial and technology contracts. You'll support sales and work with local counsel in many countries.
What you'll do
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts with customers and vendors
- Give legal support to internal teams, including the sales organisation
- Work with cross-functional teams on company initiatives
- Keep signed-contract data accurate in the contract management system
- Work with local counsel in many countries to get and apply advice
What they're looking for
Must-haves
- Law degree, JD or equivalent
- Active licence to practise law, or current progress towards one
- Excellent drafting and presentation skills in business-level English
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
- Able to travel internationally 2-4 times a year for company events
Nice to have
- Experience in commercial transactions, IP or corporate law
- Understanding of open source community and values
- Experience on an in-house legal team or in a law firm
The company
Canonical
Open source company in 90+ countries
Canonical is the open source company behind Ubuntu, serving public cloud, silicon and enterprise customers. It has 1500+ colleagues in 90+ countries, is founder-led and profitable.
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