A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Legal Counsel, you will primarily support commercial contractspertaining to the sale and service of Siemens Energy’s portfolio of GridTechnologies products, systems, and solutions. You will be expected to provide guidance and legal advice to businesspartners on innovative and practical ways to deal with contract requirements,negotiations, obligations, and risk exposures.
This position will be located at Siemens Energy’s office in eitherOrlando, Florida or Raleigh, North Carolina. Relocation assistance is not available. The position will primarily support Siemens Energy’s Grid Technologiesbusiness in North America but may also provide support to other Siemens Energybusinesses.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Write, review,analyze, modify, and negotiate contractual documents to achieve acceptable risk levels.
Support businessdevelopment team in interactions with customers and vendors.
Write, review,analyze, modify, and negotiate memoranda of understanding, letters of intent,confidentiality agreements, changes to existing agreements, settlementagreements, technology development agreements, cooperation agreements, andother contractual terms and conditions.
Preparecontractual and legal risk analysis and summaries for review and approval bymanagement.
Provide legaladvice related to contractual and general commercial matters.
Provide claimshandling and litigation support for various matters, including projects inexecution.
Provide supportfor legal matters outside your direct area of responsibility includingcorporate governance and compliance matters.
Conduct legalresearch and draft legal memoranda.
What You Bring
Juris Doctorate is required.
Must be currently admitted, in good standing, and actively licensed topractice law in one or more states in the United States.
Minimum of 8+ years of legal experience in a law firm or corporatein-house position; drafting and negotiating contracts or equivalent litigationof same, preferably in an energy and construction-oriented environment.The ideal candidate will have some experiencewith the power transmission sector.
Strong negotiation skills, detail oriented, able to handle multipledemands at the same time.
Experience with software licensing agreements is preferred, but notrequired.
Strong customer orientation.
Pragmatic approach to problem solving and strong flexibility to adjust tochanging requirements, schedules, and priorities.
Team player who can also work independently and thrives in a fast-pacedenvironment.
Able to communicate clearly and concisely with a range of colleagues,business partners and senior executives with gravitas to convey confidence andbuild trust.
Excellent organizational and facilitation skills.
Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.
Highly proficient technical skills in MS Office Suite.
Applicants must belegally authorized for employment in the United States without need for currentor future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees withcurrent visa sponsorship may beeligible for internal transfers.
About the Team
Grid Technologies
Our Grid Technology division enablesa reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone ofthe energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutionsin HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgearsand transformers, and digital grid technology.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energytechnology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countrieswhile ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicatedemployees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the globalcommunity, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and theenvironment.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable,reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what ispossible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our searchfor people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, andenergy transformation.
Check out this video to learn more about Siemens Energy: https://bitly.ws/ZFwV
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Throughdiversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creativeenergy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character– no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, ordisability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminatebased on our differences.
Rewards
Careergrowth and development opportunities
Supportivework culture
Companypaid Health and wellness benefits
Paid TimeOff and paid holidays
401Ksavings plan with company match
Familybuilding benefits
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