Corporate Counsel

A Corporate Counsel is responsible for analyzing and providing legal advice with respect to routine, moderately complex and complex legal issues, and engaging with business unit management, vice presidents, C-level executives, external customers, partners and vendors, and outside counsel. A Corporate Counsel is expected to participate in the development of Associate Corporate Counsel through project delegation and coaching. This position provides strategic legal guidance, as well as day to day advice, on employment matters, partnering with the human resources department to manage employee-related legal matters and ensure compliance with labor laws and regulations.

Analyze and provide legal advice to Company, management and employees related to routine, moderately complex and complex legal matters, matters presenting moderate levels of legal, business or financial risk and commercial contracts
• Provide employment law advice to ensure organization complies with labor laws and regulations, managing employee-related legal matters, and partnering with human resources to mitigate legal risks related to the workforce
• Assist in the development of corporate compliance programs and maintain and administer such programs
• Select (subject to manager approval) and manage, including budget management, outside counsel related to legal matters handled
• Coordinate with contract administrators for review of all contracts
• Delegate legal matters to Associate Corporate Counsel and provide coaching to Associate Corporate Counsel regarding delegated matters
• Fulfill such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel or Managing Counsel
• Comply with all corporate and departmental privacy and data security policies and practices, including but not limited to, Hyland's Information Systems Security Policy

• Juris Doctor Degree (or equivalent) and active law license in Ohio or other applicable jurisdiction
• Preferred to have 7+ years of relevant legal experience, and at least 2 years of the relevant employment law experience
• Strong understanding of US employment laws and best practices; general understanding global employment laws preferred
• Attention to detail, strong administrative skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Strong proficiency in conducting legal research, gathering and compiling information, drafting commercial contracts and preparing memoranda and other legal communications
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate and develop solutions to complex business problems
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills in writing and speech
• Excellent skills in MS Office, especially Word and Excel
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the principal duties of the job
• Based on individual states' employment laws, the following details are to comply with the relevant salary posting requirements: base salary range of $124,000-$155,000 and eligible for benefits

What you can expect next

• Hyland Recruiters thoroughly review every application and will contact you within 1 to 2 weeks regarding next steps. Be sure to add Hyland to your contacts list and check your spam folder so you never miss a message from us!
• Any follow up questions? Email your Recruiter directly at Careers@Hyland.com.

Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings. Flexible Schedule. Paid Time Off. Medical, Dental, Vision. Volunteer Paid Time Off. Wellness Reimbursement. Paid Parental Leave. Sabbatical Program.

Find out more by going to https://www.hyland.com/en/resources/articles/why-work-at-hyland .

Welcome to #HylandLife

Since 1991, it has been Hyland's mission to help our employees, customers and partners exceed their potential with our industry-leading content services platform. Our employees exude a contagious energy and are passionate about what they do - whether it's helping customers succeed, raising up their fellow Hylanders, or engaging in the communities where they live and work.

The #HylandLife hashtag encompasses our employee-centric culture. Our employees live our culture day in and day out by bringing their best self to work. Hyland supports them to do just that through career development resources, wellbeing programs and innovation practices. We thrive on diverse viewpoints and new ideas and believe that a positive, inclusive workplace is imperative to sustainable success.

As we've grown to a company of nearly 4,000 strong, we have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our communities. We strongly support employee initiatives and align our giving campaigns and programs to organizations that are important to them.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.