Assistant General Counsel
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About AccuWeather
AccuWeather recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world has saved tens of thousands of lives prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and saved tens of billions of dollars in property damage.
Today AccuWeather is the most recognized and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world known to billions and is proven and verified to be the most accurate. Digitally AccuWeather is the #1 weather destination in the world and one of the top destination sites that exist globally.
AccuWeather forecasts appear on digital signage in 700 newspapers are heard on over 400 radio stations and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network reaches 35 million households and its AccuWeather NOW streaming services is available to more than 200 million active users on many platforms including Roku Xumo Red Box LG Amazon and Freevee.
AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally who pay for the most accurate weather forecasts from any source. AccuWeathers story is one of a fanatical dedication to Superior Accuracy detail creativity innovation. Entrepreneurship service and the loyalty and commitment of hundreds of people who have joined AccuWeathers center of excellence including many who have dedicated their entire careers to AccuWeather.
Dr. Joel Myers Founder and Executive Chairman established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the father of modern commercial meteorology. Myers a leading creative thinker and visionary has been named the most accurate man in weather by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneurs Encyclopedia of Entertainment.
AccuWeather is seeking one 1 Assistant General Counsel to support AccuWeathers legal team. This position will report to the General Counsel.
The position is located onsite at AccuWeathers Headquarters in State College PA
Position Summary
The Assistant General Counsel will assist the General Counsel with AccuWeathers legal affairs. The Assistant General Counsel will come to AccuWeather with a minimum of five 5 years experience. This position is required to draft and negotiate commercial agreements for AccuWeathers products and services. This role supports and collaborates with the business teams and requires a strong business acumen. The duties cover various areas of law current and developing.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Draft review interpret and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements and transactions for AccuWeathers consumer enterprise data and digital media products and services.
- Assist with contract management processes and efficiencies.
- Assist with oversight on matters of organizational governance and compliance.
- Ensure protection of intellectual property including trademarks and patents.
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations including in the areas of privacy data protection cybersecurity consumer protection labor and employment AI and tax.
- Counsel on litigation mediation and material disputes.
- Other duties as business needs require.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and an applicable state license to practice law.
- A minimum of 5 years of proven experience drafting and negotiating contracts in a corporate environment.
- Excellent organization and management skills to process high volumes of contracts and meet fastpaced deadlines.
- Ability to comprehend and analyze terms and conditions regardless of subject matter.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to advise on legal issues to business teams.
- Ability to provide legal advice to business leaders and senior executives.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in various legal areas impacting a business such as privacy labor and employment intellectual property cybersecurity AI M&A or corporate governance.
- Experience working in digital media business enterprise AdTech or data.
More About AccuWeather
AccuWeathers innovationfirst promise has led to the development of many awardwinning and propriety features that are available free to the public including AccuWeather MinuteCast Minute by Minute forecasts with Superior Accuracy the exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature and AccuWeather RealImpact Scale for Hurricanes among many other revolutionary products for the greater safety convenience and comfort of our users. Further AccuWeather serves more than half of the Fortune 500 and thousands of other businesses in the U.S. and globally.
Dr. Joel N. Myers Founder and Chief Executive Officer established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the father of modern commercial meteorology. Dr. Myers a leading creative thinker and visionary has been named the most accurate man in weather by The New York Times and one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneurs Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race creed color national origin sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression) sexual orientation age ancestry physical or mental disability marital status political affiliation religion citizenship status genetic information veteran status or any other basis protected under applicable federal state or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here.
AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Employment Type
Full Time
