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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Bonita Springs, Florida

About this job

General Responsibilities:

The Staff Counsel will focus on commercial law, including litigation, with the Staff Counsel expected to work on other matters as needed while reporting into the Assistant General Counsel.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

Cost-effectively overseeing and directing pending litigation. Counseling on risk avoidance and litigation prevention strategies. The ability to draft, negotiate, and review a wide variety of contracts. Addressing federal and state regulatory issues affecting the car rental industry. Negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements. Handling customer disputes and consumer arbitrations.

Mandatory Requirements:

Work Experience:

Three to five years of experience in a law firm or corporate law department. Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: advertising law, antitrust and trade regulation, consumer law, corporate investigations, e-commerce, intellectual property, and privacy law. Experience relating to SEC investigations of corporate entities is a plus. Knowledge of privacy law and basic familiarity with EU Safe Harbor compliance is a plus. Experience working in an in-house corporate environment is a plus.

Preferred Requirements :

Additional Qualifications:

Strong leadership skills, including the ability to interface at multiple levels of a corporate organization. The ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Excellent interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers. Good business judgment to complement legal skills, as well as a strong work ethic. Commercially pragmatic, comfortable working in a fast-paced business environment, and able to exhibit sound judgment while juggling many matters at a time.

Educational Requirements:

J.D. with strong academic credentials. Required to be admitted to the Bar and in good standing in Florida, or admitted to the Bar and in good standing in another state and eligible for limited licensure of in-house counsel in Florida.

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