Job Description:
Senior Legal Counsel - Transactional Attorney
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide legal support to Fidelity companies and in-house contract groups on a range of buy-side and sell-side transactional matters.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- J.D. required.
- Strong academic background.
- A minimum of 7 years of proven experience.
- Sophisticated in-house or major law firm experience preferred
- Relevant business experience in procurement or sell-side transactions in financial services preferred.
- Significant transactional experience required, with experience negotiating technology or health care transactions and data protection and privacy provisions preferred.
- Outstanding judgment and range. You will need to excel at quickly analyzing complex legal and business issues in an array of substantive areas.
- Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed. You need to be able to work efficiently, under pressure, with varying degrees of supervision, and manage projects with competing deadlines.
- Excellent analytical, writing, and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences.
- Outstanding analytical, advocacy, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses.
- Natural collaborative approach in devising pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of issues in a dynamic environment!
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The Value You Deliver
- Providing practical and reasoned business counsel and advice on a variety of transactional matters.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transactional documents.
- Applying, evaluating and refining the internal Fidelity transactional standards and practices.
- Participating in cross-functional working teams.
- Forming working relationships with your business and legal colleagues.
The Team
This position is part of the Fidelity Legal Department's Transactional Center of Excellence (TCOE), a team of professionals providing centralized legal support for the broad array of Fidelity's businesses, including those contract support groups located throughout Fidelity.
The base salary range for this position is $124,000-$262,000 per year.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
Please be advised that Fidelity's business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
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Category:
Legal