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Associate General Counsel II - Commercial Transactions
Edward Jones
Est. $130,000 - $257,000 / year
Full TimeRemoteBoston, Massachusetts
About-Us
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.
A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.
Job-Overview
Our Legal Division is expanding to enhance solutions for millions of clients and their families.
The Associate General Counsel II - Commercial Transactions
Skills-Requirements
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.
A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.
Job-Overview
Our Legal Division is expanding to enhance solutions for millions of clients and their families.
The Associate General Counsel II - Commercial Transactions
- Provides the firm with specialized expertise in commercial transactions. Supports the General Counsel by managing a comprehensive range of contract matters for the firm by structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements including benefits, banking, insurance, technology, software, hardware, services, cloud computing. Assesses and mitigates legal risks of firm activities.
- Uses seasoned judgment to identify and assess potential liability to the firm, its affiliates, and its associates, and communicates effectively with senior executives and leaders.
- Works with and advises the business directly, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions for various policies. Resolves complex and non-routine issues that require independent thought. Leads changes to procedures and processes.
- Provides thought leadership, guidance and assistance on legal matters to senior executives and leaders. Communicates and interacts with associates at all levels of the firm including general partners, Management Committee members and Executive Committee members.
- May delegate, direct and provide feedback to other attorneys and paralegals in the firm. Represents the firm to outside and opposing counsel. Manages external attorneys responsible for providing legal and regulatory advice to the firm.
- Work load is large, diverse and complex.
Skills-Requirements
- Requires J.D. and license to practice in Missouri or an equivalent state.
- Requires a minimum of 5 years of progressive responsibility as an attorney in private practice, in the public sector or in an in-house counsel capacity.
- Experience working independently in technology transactional work is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to delegate and mentor, and desire to work well with others.
- Possesses exceptional legal knowledge, judgment, work ethic, and integrity.
- Should have demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex matters.
- The ability to be proactive and drive matters to conclusion is a must.
- Excellent communication skills and decision making ability required.
- Extensive knowledge of the business functions and legal implications of commercial transactions and related matters is preferred.
- Experience in the securities industry preferred.
- FORTUNE 2020 – Edward Jones was named No. 7 on the 2020 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list.
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- Edward Jones Ranked No. 6 of the 100 best workplaces for millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE Magazine.
- 2020 Corporate Equality Index – Edward Jones joins the ranks of 680 major U.S businesses that received top marks in the HRC Foundations 18th Annual Scorecard on LBGTQ Workplace Equality
- Edward Jones named a top company for training, ranking No. 25 on Training magazine's 2020 Training Top 125 list – the highest ranking among the financial-services industry!
- Financial services firm Edward Jones has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Parents by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine. The firm ranked No. 5 on the list of 50 companies, up two spots from last year.
- The Best Workplaces for Parents list is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Edward Jones ranked No. 7 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2019 list, the firm’s 20th appearance on the list. The firm also was ranked the No. 1 Best Workplace in Financial Services & Insurance and the No. 6 Best Workplace for Millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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