Senior Legal Advisor

This newly created position at Turnitin will report to the VP, Deputy General Counsel and will be a key member of the Turnitin legal team. The attorney will assist with critical legal support and guidance on commercial, transactional, IP, employment and real estate matters in North America and LATAM with a focus on supporting the legal aspects of the entire contract lifecycle. This position will also work collaboratively with the other legal and business affairs team members on contracts and other matters.

Prior in-house experience ideally at a tech company or a company with a significant volume of contracting is strongly preferred but not required.

**What You’ll Do**

Among the primary responsibilities of the position are:

- Provide legal support for North American and LATAM-based commercial matters, agreements, and relationships. This will include reviewing, drafting and managing SaaS/cloud agreements, strategic partnership agreements, services agreements, statements of work, data processing agreements, order forms and vendor and procurement agreements, as well as a variety of other agreements. This support will range from basic support using standard terms and conditions to complicated engagements with significant international counterparties.
- Support regional sales team in Tenders/RFP processes, particularly with legal review of agreements, responses and related documentation.
- Monitor and remain current on changes to global privacy, security and compliance laws, regulatory enforcement and industry landscape to stay ahead of evolutions, trends and best practices to properly advise on contract language.
- Develop, recommend and update standard/recommended legal language for internal client use.
- Work with multiple department leaders to address business, financial, insurance and legal terms in contracts with customers, vendors, and suppliers.
- Negotiate effectively and constructively with internal partners, external clients, and other third parties.
- Provide practical and understandable analysis and counsel on various legal issues and agreements including commercial transactions, data, privacy, intellectual property, and labor and employment matters.
- Support, analyze, and counsel on various compliance.
- Provide governance on contract approval and execution to ensure deals are closed appropriately.
- Where required, support the development of new trading territories regarding local regulations and commercial practice.
- Assist with Compliance due diligence, policies and training, including Code of Conduct and Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption policies.

**Qualifications**:

- J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of a state bar.
- 5+ years’ experience in a law firm or in-house corporate department.
- Creative and solution oriented, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Tech savvy with a willingness to learn more.
- Comfortable with taking initiative and leading projects.
- Excellent judgment and analytical skills with the ability to strategically assess and mitigate risk, while achieving business goals.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills.
- Collaborative team player who subscribes to the philosophy that there is no “I” in team; a can-do attitude, with a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to get the job; dedicated worker who is responsive and provides timely advice.

**Additional Information**:
Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

**Equality Statement**

Turnitin LLC and all related Group and Subsidiary Companies are committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to it programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, creed, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or veterans status.

**Our Values underpin everything we do.**
- Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
- Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
- Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
- Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
- One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
- Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

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