Associate counselFactSet Research Systems

Role/Department Description: FactSet is looking to recruit a junior-level attorney for the in-house Legal Department. The Associate Counsel will be part of the global legal team based in Manila. The role represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and self-motivated lawyer who wishes to learn new skills and work as part of a global legal team. The position will allow a junior attorney to begin taking on responsibilities earlier in one's career that would otherwise only be available at a more senior level.
Responsibilities:
Reviews and negotiates corporate vendor agreements, ranging from license agreements involving data, software as a product, software as a service, telecommunications, as well as non-disclosure agreements, joint venture agreements, etc., and identifies legal risks and facilitates risk/benefit analysis.
Negotiates with international counterparties by corresponding or by teleconferencing;
Drives contract lifecycle from drafting through completion of the negotiation process, and/or contract execution, and manages the contracts;
Interprets contracts and advises the product development teams, sales teams, and finance teams in respect of the rights and obligations of parties in agreements;
Liaises with Finance, Marketing, Information Security, Compliance, and Human Resources, to ensure enterprise-wide approach in risk management and compliance with common standards;
Communicates and works collaboratively across multiple teams as well as providing general legal support to the Legal team globally; and
Displays exemplary attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to prioritize while meeting deadlines.
Required Skills:
a minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 years' experience as a licensed, practicing attorney, with general commercial and corporate experience including reviewing and drafting complex commercial contracts;
experience reviewing and drafting contracts and counseling clients with respect to a variety of legal issues, preferably including licensing, distribution, intellectual property, and financial data;
a desire to learn about new areas and expand on existing training;
excellent communication skills;
demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, aptitude to develop sound judgment, capacity to multitask and to quickly develop expertise in new fields of law; and
strong written and oral communication skills.
Highly Desired:
experience in any of the areas of mergers and acquisition, financing, software or data licensing, intellectual property and/or technology is a plus, but not essential.
commercially aware, sensitive to the realities of customer/supplier relationships but able to stand ground and robustly/confidently defend a position.
comfortable with dealing with their own administration and paperwork.
some flexibility on working hours is required, since some training will be provided by U.S. based lawyers, and as to day-to-day work, calls may be needed at odd hours with international counterparties.
FactSet Research Systems

Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time