Senior Corporate Counsel
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Job Description
is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join its Legal team in LaVergne, TN just outside Nashville. The successful candidate will have significant experience providing sound advice to, and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for, a complex business. The candidate should also have a strong working knowledge of intellectual property rights in content as well as experience maintaining a company’s trademark and patent portfolio.In this role you will partner with the Chief Legal Officer and other attorneys in directing and managing legal affairs for Ingram Content Group, assuring compliance with laws, rules and regulations affecting the company, giving advice to various departments and businesses on a wide range of legal issues, and engaging and managing outside counsel as needed. The ideal candidate will have some In-House Counsel experience
At Ingram, our publisher-facing business offers more than just traditional wholesale services. It offers fully integrated and relevant solutions for client publishers. Comprised of book printing, digital book, distribution, publishing sales and marketing services, this part of Ingram’s business helps publishers discover more ways to sell content in markets across the globe. Based in the Nashville area, New York, Berkeley and other locations, our teams are collaborative, innovative, dynamic, and passionate about the business.
The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people to the content they want in the simplest ways. If you share that passion, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to contribute to a strategic part of the business that is evolving and expanding, we can’t wait to meet you!
Required Qualifications:- JD degree from an accredited law school
- Admittance with a license to practice law as a member of the bar of one or more states and eligible to register as In-House Counsel in the State of Tennessee
- 5 years of inside or outside relevant counsel experience
- 8-10 years relevant experience as part of a law firm and as in-house counsel preferred
- Serves as the primary in-house counsel to support Ingram’s Lightning Source Print-on-Demand / Distribution business unit on all legal, strategic and corporate matters.
- Serves as the primary in-house counsel to manage the Ingram intellectual property portfolio including, without limitation: working with outside counsel to register and maintain trademarks and patents; providing advice and recommendations regarding IP issues relating to ICG’s purchase and distribution of content; and updating company leadership on a quarterly basis regarding all IP matters.
- Provides legal counsel for Print-on-Demand / Distribution and other Ingram Content Group businesses, as requested, in the context of strategic and tactical objectives of the business, balancing the need for practical legal/business solutions with legal risks in the following areas: commercial contract drafting and interpretation; antitrust; employment, data privacy, intellectual property, commercial disputes, litigation, bankruptcy and any other legal matters that arise.
- Partners with and provides general counsel on a variety of legal matters to, executive leadership, business units and shared services.
- Works with the Chief Legal Officer of Ingram Content Group in determining cost/benefit of providing legal services in-house vs. outside law firms and manages outside legal firm legal fees and expenses.
- Monitors & keeps updated on new developments in laws, rules, and regulations in the book industry.
Additional Information
Perks/Benefits:- A highly competitive compensation package with generous benefits beginning first day of employment for Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental and Health Care FSA.
- 15vacation days & 12sick days accrued annually and 3 personal days
- 401K match, Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
- Wellness program with access to local fitness centers for one low price - onsite gym and basketball court for associates
- Avid reader? Numerous opportunities to engage with books and authors
- Author events & book signings
- Up to 40% discount off books at Ingram’s First Edition Bookstore
- Free card registration at the Nashville Public Library
- Free advance copies available throughout our HQ in Greater Nashville
- Discounted offers to self-publish with IngramSpark®!
- Encouraged continued education with our tuition reimbursement program
- Financial and in-kind opportunities to engage with non-profits in your community
- Company match program for United Way donations
- Volunteer opportunities and in-kind drives for non-profits throughout the year
- Casual Dress Code
The world is reading and
Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, VitalSource Technologies LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, and Tennessee Book Company LLC.Ingram Content Group LLC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.
- EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled
- We participate in EVerify.
- EEO Poster in English
- EEO Poster in Spanish
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