Legal Counsel

What youll do:

• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with Gartner clients based on standard Gartner agreement documents and also on Clients own paperwork as required.
• Maintain a close working relationship within Legal and Commercial team and with Sales and consulting associates in relation to client negotiations for both commercial and public sector area
• Advise on legal issues and risks approval processes company policies and procedures
• Internal training work closely with internal partners to coach and educate them
• Ensure corporate Governance
• Legal support and advice to other internal functions
• Support with the Annual Financial Reporting

Impact of Role:

• Successful negotiation of Contracts in a timely manner
• Handle a large volume of negotiations in parallel
• Negotiate with senior client management
• Protection of Gartners intellectual property and limit liability
• Build and maintain relationships with Clients and Gartner Associates
• Perform well under pressure
• Quickly gain an understanding of Gartner Products
• Relationship building with Internal associates: Sales Consulting Coordinators Booking team and the other members of the Global Contracts Team
• Relationship building with External: Gartner clients and Suppliers

What youll need:

• University degree in law - LLBLLM equivalent
• Must be able to speak English and French
• Approximately 3-4years of experience in the legal department or a law firm
• Practical experience in negotiating contracts involving intellectual property in an international business environment
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint)
• Excellent negotiation skills and good time management
• Ability to present authoritatively to internal and external stakeholders to ensure appropriate protection of Gartners interests whilst concentrating on the issues that really matter
• Ability to prioritize workload based on value of business to Gartner versus complexity of negotiation whilst working to month-end and quarter-end sales deadlines
• Requires good interpersonal skills to handle pressure from sales and consulting management

Who are we

At Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT) we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective business and technology insights helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to 21000 associates globally who support 14000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work

Our vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together our singular unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies cultures religions ethnicities races genders sexual orientations abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why year after year we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer

Gartner offers world-class benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive working virtually when its productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful engaging and inspiring.

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