Corporate Counsel III
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant
combo of work and education) Education Desired : Bachelor of Law
Travel Percentage : 0%Job DescriptionThe world of finance moves
fast. At FIS, we're faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow,
and make an impact-in their careers and communities. We deliver
innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests.
If you want to grow personally and professionally, we'd like to
know: Are you FIS?About the role:In a Corporate Counsel role, you
will manage legal business matters to protect the enterprise's
rights in contract negotiations, settlements, litigation and
business practices. As part of a legal team with 200 attorneys and
paraprofessionals, your focus will be on employment law, corporate
compliance, litigation support, intellectual property, financial
crime and transaction support.About the team:This team is primarily
responsible for the development and support of the FIS document
product suite, which includes defined contribution, 403(b), 457(b),
defined benefit, and cafeteria plan types.-- In addition, the team
acts as the primary Legal partner for various internal teams that
support ongoing external client relationships.What you will be
doing:--- Prepare and negotiate contracts while providing legal
advice and counsel to business units in areas that include software
licensing, data security, privacy and regulatory matters.---
Performing legal research and analysis on commercial contracts and
information technology law issues.--- Advise colleagues on legal
issues relating to commercial contracts, product development and
compliance.------ Manages a variety of assigned legal projects.---
Provides a variety of general corporate and commercial legal
services to a number of in-house clients.--- Prepares legal drafts,
opinions and various documents.--- Negotiates and drafts contracts
as requested by legal management personnel.--- Renders opinions and
advice regarding the interpretation of contract provisions, and
other business law issues. If in litigation group performs legal
research and analysis in preparation for litigation or other legal
actions. Examines pertinent information, e.g., interview notes,
historical precedent etc. to determine advisability of defending or
prosecuting litigation.What you will need:--- Demonstrated
experience in general corporate matters including corporate
organization, securities compliance, drafting transactional
documents, license agreements, employment law, immigration law,
intellectual property, regulatory matters, risk management
asset-backed financing and/or contract management.--- Typically
requires six (6) or more years' experience as a practicing attorney
in a complex regulatory environment.-- Preferred to have at least
two (2) years' experience with the FIS legal department.---
Experience drafting information and technology services agreements,
software license agreements, and general commercial contracts.---
Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel
business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various
business matters.--- A college degree and a Juris Doctor from an
accredited US law school--- Licensed to practice law in at least
one U.S. jurisdiction.---What we offer you:At FIS, we hire the
best. In return, you receive exceptional benefits including:---
Opportunities to innovate in fintech--- Tools for personal and
professional growth--- Inclusive and diverse work environment---
Resources to invest in your community--- Competitive salary and
benefitsPrivacy StatementFIS is committed to protecting the privacy
and security of all personal information that we process in order
to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how
FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online
Privacy Notice.EEOC StatementFIS is an equal opportunity employer.
We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status,
and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is
available here supplement document available hereFor positions
located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made
a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo
a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description
care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully
perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may
not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable
accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be
reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.Sourcing
ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model;
a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment
agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies
which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible
for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our
employees, or any other part of our company.#pridepass
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