Commercial Counsel - Independent Contractor (Part-Time)

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review, edit, finalize and negotiate routine transactional agreements to meet business and legal requirements.
  • Agreements include direct and indirect sales/supply and reseller/distribution agreements; end user license agreements, services agreements, and statements of work (SOWs).
  • May work on the following types of agreements: telecom agreements, maintenance agreements, consulting and advisory agreements, outsourcing, and other technology agreements.
• Manage contract documentation/approval flows to ensure consistency with internal processes.
  • Assist with contract disputes, including understanding the issues, researching and providing guidance on solutions, drafting settlement agreements.
• Research and respond to general legal inquiries from the business that may relate to contract disputes, regulatory issues and new business initiatives.
  • Provide counsel and guidance for the accomplishment of overall business objectives of the company, while fully complying with applicable laws and regulations and avoiding unacceptable risks; perform informed cost-benefit analysis when identifying risks.
• Maintain, revise and/or update contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation precedent materials.
  • Conduct flow-down clause reviews and identify potentially non-commercial, high-risk, or non-applicable FAR/DFARS and/or related contract clauses for legal review.

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Requires a Juris Doctor Degree.
  • Admission to the Bar of at least one state is required.
• 4+ years of experience with public sector and/or government contracting law, corporate transactional, contract negotiations and/or commercial transactional experience, preferably with background in technology matters, including software licensing, subscription, and/or intellectual property.
  • A strong understanding of the FAR, DFARS, or related regulations.
  • Experience reviewing contracts with government agencies or prime contractors.
  • Experience working with legal policies and procedures and demonstrated ability to identify potential legal issues.
  • Experience approaching legal matters with a sense of pragmatism and flexibility to recommend solutions that enable our company’s success while protecting its legacy and future.
  • Strong negotiation, consultation, and analytical skills.
    • Excellent problem-solving skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills.
    • Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (including written and verbal).
  • Ability to participate and collaborate in meetings with customers, vendors, attorneys, management, and other third parties with regard to negotiation of agreements and general problem solving.
    • Business acumen, with ability to understand the company’s business objectives and anticipate the legal issues that could arise.
    • Well organized, detail oriented and adept in a fast-paced environment.
• Required to work with the highest level of ethics and discretion.
  • Drive results and execution: Identifies issues and raises them so that appropriate actions can be taken to resolve problems or improve the client experience.
  • Think strategically: Aligns own work with broader business strategies and goals.
  • Collaborates: Ensures understanding of how own role fits into the bigger picture, and works with others to advance individual and team goals; seeks information and other points of view, respectfully listens and considers them, even if they are different from one's own; and quickly responds to needs and promotes ideas with energy, urgency and personal commitment.

Target Base Pay Range

• $110 - $120 per hour, up to 15 hours per week
  • Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity.

Basic Requirements

• Juris Doctorate Degree
  • Admission to the bar of at least one state is required.
• 4+ years of legal experience
  • Under 10% travel
  • Relocation Provided
  • No U.S. Benefits Include
    • Incentive Bonus Plans
    • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
    • 401K with Company Match
    • Paid Holidays
    • Generous Paid Time Off Packages
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    • Paid Parental & Family Leave
    • and more!

EEO Statement

• Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.