Office of the General Counsel, IP Contract Review Attorney (5+ Years Experience)

The role

Skadden's Office of the General Counsel is seeking an experienced attorney with 5+ years of PQE to review, draft, and negotiate contracts. This role focuses on vendor agreements, particularly technology and IP-related contracts, as well as client engagement contracts for experts, supporting the firm's contracting process in New York.

What you'll do

• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of contracts for the firm
• Review vendor contracts with significant intellectual property, technology, and confidentiality components
• Review software, SaaS, cloud, and other technology agreements
• Review licensing of AI platforms and tools
• Review data, content, and research tool agreements
• Review vendor and supplier agreements
• Review consulting and independent contractor agreements
• Review confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
• Review marketing, sponsorship, publishing, and content-related agreements
• Review collaboration and strategic partnership agreements
• Review contracts for consulting and expert services on client matters
• Manage and assist with designing a process that streamlines contracting and contract management
• Manage and assist with centralizing and coordinating contract review among constituents, tracking status along the contract review process
• Liaise with firm partners, business teams and OGC colleagues regarding negotiation of terms and risk issues
• Develop playbooks for various types of contracts
• Conduct legal research on emerging issues in AI and technology law to inform contracting strategies
• Stay current on industry trends and regulatory developments impacting technology
• Maintain accurate records of terms negotiations to support compliance with accepted terms

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