Senior Legal Counse

Overview

We are looking for a business-minded, relationship-driven Senior Legal Counsel to serve as a primary legal partner to our commercial, sales, and operational teams across North America. This is a highly visible role in a fast-paced technology services environment, ideal for an attorney who enjoys being close to the business, solving practical problems, and influencing how work gets done.

You will own a broad commercial portfolio, help shape our contracting frameworks and processes, and play a key role in scaling a modern, efficient legal function. For the right person, this role is a springboard into senior legal leadership, with a clear path to expanded responsibility over time.

Responsibilities

Client-facing and commercial support

• Be the primary legal contact for commercial teams: Act as the “face of Legal” for Sales, Client Services, and Business Development on day-to-day deal work and strategic initiatives.
• Own the commercial contracting lifecycle: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of client-facing agreements, including: MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, BAAs, DPAs, service and subscription agreements
• Provide practical, business-oriented advice: Develop a deep understanding of our services, technology offerings, pricing models, and client expectations to deliver clear, risk-balanced guidance under time pressure.
• Enable revenue and customer success: Partner closely with sales leadership to support efficient deal cycles, remove friction, and help the business meet growth and retention goals.

Vendor, procurement, and third-party risk

• Support vendor and subcontractor relationships: Draft, review, and negotiate vendor, subcontractor, and other third-party agreements, including technology, data, and professional services engagements.
• Advise on risk and operational impact: Counsel internal stakeholders on commercial terms, data and security requirements, IP, indemnity, limitation of liability, and other key risk areas.
• Align with procurement and finance: Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, and Security to ensure third-party engagements align with company policies, budgets, and risk tolerance.

Internal partnership and strategic advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the business: Anticipate legal needs, proactively flag issues, and propose practical solutions that support business objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with IT, Security, HR, Marketing, Delivery, Sales Operations, and other teams to address legal questions, support new initiatives, and ensure alignment with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Improve templates, playbooks, and processes: Help refine and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, fallback positions, and approval workflows to drive consistency and scalability.
• Support governance and compliance initiatives: Assist with policy development, training, and internal communications related to contracting, data, and commercial practices.

eDiscovery, data, and privacy (preferred experience)

• Advise on data handling and eDiscovery workflows: Provide guidance on data retention, collection, processing, and production obligations, particularly in support of eDiscovery or information governance requirements.
• Support privacy and security compliance: Partner with Security, IT, and Delivery teams to help ensure compliance with privacy, data security, and contractual data protection obligations.
• Contribute to client-facing data responses: Assist with security questionnaires, data protection addenda, and related client diligence.

Leadership, ownership, and growth

• Operate with autonomy and accountability: Take ownership of your matters, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to resolution with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and strategic thinking: Balance legal risk with business needs, and know when to escalate or seek input from the Deputy General Counsel or other stakeholders.
• Mentor and influence without formal authority: Share knowledge, help upskill business partners on legal concepts, and contribute to a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Grow into broader leadership: This role is designed for someone who has the potential to step into a Deputy General Counsel–level position within approximately 5–7 years, as responsibilities and the organization evolve.

Consilio’s True North Values

Excellence - We strive to make every client our advocate.

Passion - We DO because we CARE.

Collaboration - We win together through teamwork and communication.

Agility - We flex, adapt and embrace change.

People - We value, respect and invest in our teammates.

Vision - We create clarity of purpose and a clear path forward.

Consilio, LLC is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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Qualifications

Education and bar admission:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Experience:

• 7-10 years of legal experience, with a strong preference for a combination of law firm training and in-house corporate counsel work.
• Meaningful experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, ideally in a technology, SaaS, or services environment.
• Commercial and sales alignment: Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Sales and customer-facing teams, including comfort working directly with clients and counterparties.
• Core skills:
• Excellent communication: Clear, concise writing and the ability to explain legal concepts in plain language.
• Relationship-building: Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, low-ego working style.
• Judgment and ownership: Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and make thoughtful, risk-based decisions in real time.

Preferred qualifications

• Industry background:
• Experience supporting technology services, SaaS, consulting, or managed services organizations.
• Data and eDiscovery exposure: Familiarity with eDiscovery workflows, information governance, or compliance programs.
• Process and scale mindset: Interest in operational excellence, process design, and building scalable legal support models (e.g., playbooks, self-service tools, knowledge bases).