Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


United Kingdom Korn Ferry Full time

Legal Counsel - Korn Ferry Digital

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. Korn Ferry works with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people. Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.

Korn Ferry Digital is a scaled product business unit within Korn Ferry that develops and sells our suite of talent products and HR technology, supporting clients across six solution areas:

  • Organizational Strategy
  • Assessment and Succession
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Leadership and Professional Development
  • Sales and Service
  • Total Rewards

Our comprehensive talent suite leverages a combination of proprietary talent IP, talent data, analytics and insights to help customers understand their workforce and existing talent gaps and deliver targeted talent interventions at scale using HR technology.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced In-House Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract negotiation, particularly in the areas of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, Intellectual Property (IP), Privacy, and Professional Services.

Key responsibilities

  • Perform prompt, consistent and accurate contract review, drafting, interpretation, and negotiation of contract terms and conditions, and overall contract support in accordance with company policies and legal requirements.
  • Review and provide guidance on RFPs, proposals and contracts, and recommend solutions to mitigate business risks.
  • Support sales and business units with preparation and finalization of various client contracts, including consulting agreements, product agreements, license agreements, online subscription agreements, non-disclosure agreements, SaaS agreements, and other terms and conditions.
  • Draft custom contracts and standard templates.
  • Provide general corporate governance legal support related to overall management of international entities.
  • Collaborate with in-country outside counsel and business leaders to plan and execute on subsidiary matters.
  • Draft and review documents related to all applicable transactional and governance responsibilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

  • License to practice law.
  • Solid experience in a law firm or corporate legal department, with a focus on contract negotiation, SaaS, IP, privacy, and professional services.
  • Strong knowledge of contract law, IP law, privacy law, and the specific legal landscape of the SaaS industry.
  • Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Excellent customer service orientation
  • Language skills are a plus.


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