li>Additional duties include: Managing and overseeing litigation, disputes, and pre-litigation matters, including supervising outside counsel and coordinating legal strategy; Providing legal counsel on employment law matters, including employee relations, workplace policies, investigations, and compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws; Structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex product contracts and select commercial agreements as needed; Supporting the company's privacy and data protection program, including advising on the collection, access, use, sharing, retention, and protection of personally identifiable information (PII), and ensuring compliance with applicable privacy laws, regulations, and internal policies; Supporting the company's real estate leases and working with outside counsel to negotiate leases; Supporting regulatory matters, including licensing, attorney general complaints, and compliance with applicable regulations; Advising on product development, operational initiatives, and new market offerings to ensure legal and regulatory compliance; Supporting internal investigations, responding to government inquiries, and managing interactions with regulators and enforcement agencies; Supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions by assisting with legal due diligence, risk assessment, integration planning, and coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel; Collaborating with IP counsel on patent and other IP-related matters; Developing strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues and business stakeholders; Managing outside counsel, as required; Supporting the Deputy General Counsel with day-to-day legal management and workflow; Supporting other legal team leaders with special projects, as needed; and. Essential Responsibilities:
The successful individual will need to be able to work independently and manage a high volume of legal assignments, including legal research, statutory analysis, compliance matters, investigations, privacy matters, real estate, regulatory issues, product development support, disputes, M&A support, and special projects.