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Summary    

This position is responsible for providing legal guidance and support for matters procurement matters, including data privacy, data security, and other related areas of contract law. Oversees the contract review processes, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and firm policies. Reviews and negotiates contracts with vendors through to successful completion. Provides legal advice and counsel to internal stakeholders related to procurement. Responsibilities for these associated functions may change over time.

Location

This position can sit in any of our US offices, is fully remote, and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities  

• Review and negotiate vendor contracts, ensuring alignment with firm priorities and objectives and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Ensure that all firmwide legal contract obligations, risks and required standards for all assigned agreements are met.

• Ensure timely execution of assigned agreements and keep stakeholders informed of progress regularly.

• Identify any legal and business risks inherent to a proposed vendor, service, or product assigned third-party agreements.

• Collaborate with firm management and stakeholders to understand their procurement needs, provide guidance, and establish effective communications to ensure coordination and alignment of legal activities.

• Facilitate department guidance to stakeholders to resolve complex risk, regulatory and legal obligations via vendor negotiations and applying industry and domain knowledge and legal expertise where necessary.

• Navigate and answer specific questions related to privacy and data security laws, rules, and regulations as they pertain to contractual provisions.

• Coordinate with the applicable stakeholder group requesting services to ensure that risk assessments for all technology and related contract purchases are performed.

• Triage vendor contracts, working closely with Deputy General Counsel, Executive Director, New Business Intake & Procurement, and Director, Procurement & Vendor Management to make decisions around levels of review.

• Advise on procurement related data privacy and data security issues, including, but not limited to, CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA.

• Provide legal advice and guidance on procurement matters to internal stakeholders.

• Develop, implement, and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and practices that align with relevant laws, regulations, and firm policies.

• Conduct legal research and stay up to date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends related to procurement, privacy and contracting.

• Manage a steady portfolio of active agreements, prioritizing work using effective judgment to ensure contracts are completed quickly and the process feels efficient to end customers.

• Liaise with key operational resources and processes including vendor management, project management, information security, data privacy and the general counsel offices, as applicable.

• Conduct periodic contract review meetings in collaboration with key procurement and business process owners, where necessary.

• Keep organized control of versions and retains documents in accordance with record retention policies and use of firm systems; enters contracts into a designated repository.

• Create and maintain measures to track contracting speed, quality, and effectiveness.

• Support vendor governance processes including onboarding, relationship management and offboarding of vendors.

• Provide training and educational programs to firm staff regarding procurement matters.

• Manage other firm projects and other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills   

Significant experience reviewing and negotiating contracts, including data processing agreements and data security terms. Excellent understanding of data privacy and data security law is necessary. Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking aptitude and ability to create innovative solutions. Operational experience in procurement operations or supply chain management is highly desired. Experience working with support staff in a Professional Services organization desired. The ideal candidate is also a self-starter with the ability to prioritize in a multi-tasking environment. Also, detail orientated, highly organized, and able to handle multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment. They have a commitment to superior quality and accuracy and a willingness to learn and adapt to change. They have experience creating and presenting analysis to be used in business decisions while demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders, vendors, and support staff with strong interpersonal skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. 

Minimum Education   

• JD

Certifications

• Active law license in good standing in state where practicing is required.

• Law degree from an accredited university and admission to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.

Minimum Years of Experience  

• 3 years of experience with data security, data privacy, and contract negotiation, preferably in a large law firm, as an in-house counsel, or at a professional services corporation.

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:  

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.

• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.

• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.

• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.

• Foster positive work relationships.

• Comply with all firm policies and practices.

• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.  

    

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.  

Physical Demands

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.  

Work Environment   

• The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in-office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

Disclaimer   

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.

Application Process    

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.

Accommodation   

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com .

Agency applications will not be considered.   

No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.

The firm’s expected hiring range for this position is $127,262-$202,352 depending on the candidate’s geographic market location.

The compensation offered for employment will also be dependent on other factors including the candidate’s experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

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DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive

Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

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