Senior Counsel

Your Focus

• GrowthCentric Mindset. Demonstrate a growthcentric mindset in your daytoday work to protect and promote the business focusing on closing businessenabling deals being comfortable using your judgment doing things in a way thats best for the business seeking simplicity trusting others to do their job knowing when good is good enough and considering your intended audience in what you do.
• Capital Markets and Financing Transactions. Lead support of complex capital markets and financing transactions; manage the deal process from planning to closing draft and negotiate operative documents oversee statutory and contractual obligations and advise business on legal issues and risks company policies and strategy.
• BitcoinRelated Initiatives. Lead support of strategic Bitcoin initiatives such as treasury reserve management and matters related to Bitcoin development education and advocacy.
• General Corporate and Governance. Assist with corporate governance matters including board and committee meeting materials minutes and resolutions; advise on board matters develop corporate governance policies and implement legal controls to help ensure sound corporate governance practices; advise on employee equity matters; manage domestic subsidiary governance function.
• Securities Law and Regulatory Compliance. Advise on compliance with federal and state securities laws including reporting and disclosure requirements; contribute to and collaborate with other MicroStrategy departments in preparation and review of SEC filings including proxy statements Forms 10K 10Q and 8K as well as Section 16 filings; advise on investor relations and external communications matters including reviewing press releases earnings announcements and scripts investor presentations and communications and other key marketing materials; monitor and interpret regulatory developments affecting the companys operations.
• Commercial Matters. Draft review and negotiate commercial contracts including vendor and nondisclosure agreements.
• Finance & Tax. Work closely with internal stakeholders including Finance Treasury & Tax on banking and investment matters corporate aircraft matters employee equity matters; intercompany agreements tax planning internal controls and enterprise risk management.
• External Counsel Management. Manage external legal counsel effectively and within budget.
• Training and Development. Provide training to employees on legal and compliance matters; stay current on legal trends and developments relevant to the companys business; contribute to the development and implementation of best practices in legal and compliance functions.

Location: This is a remote role and you will have the ability to work remotely within the US. 

Qualifications :

• J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school
• Must be licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 48 years of experience with reputable law firm(s) and/or inhouse department(s)
• Extensive experience with capital markets/financing transactions and other corporate transactional matters
• Experience with corporate governance matters and publicly traded companies generally including the Securities Act of 1933 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the SarbanesOxley Act
• Ability to manage fastpaced workload and add value to multiple projects simultaneously
• Selfstarter who shows project ownership and enjoys working across departments
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills and judgment

Additional Information :

Strategy is an Equal Employment and Affirmative Action employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime