Senior Legal Counsel
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · Hybrid
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · On-site
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Cary, NC · On-site
$129K - $175K/yr
... as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services ... attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A)
Morrisville, NC · On-site
$227.80 - $338.80/hr
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... Deep experience with commercial, cloud, SaaS, and services‑related technology transactions.
Morrisville, NC · On-site
$227.80 - $338.80/hr
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... Deep experience with commercial, cloud, SaaS, and services‑related technology transactions.
Licensed Attorney * Enrolled Agent Preferred: * Experience working in a professional services or ... SaaS, clickthrough/shrink-wrap, content licensing, software development, or professional services ...
Licensed Attorney * Enrolled Agent Preferred: * Experience working in a professional services or ... SaaS, clickthrough/shrink-wrap, content licensing, software development, or professional services ...
Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... cloud, SaaS, and services-related technology transactions. • Demonstrated success leading and ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... cloud, SaaS, and services-related technology transactions. • Demonstrated success leading and ...
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... Deep experience with commercial, cloud, SaaS, and servicesrelated technology transactions.
S.-based attorneys. You will work closely with senior leaders across Sales, Partners, Marketing ... Deep experience with commercial, cloud, SaaS, and servicesrelated technology transactions.
Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
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Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
This attorney will work closely with the Company's technical and business organizations. In this ... SAAS, leases, etc.). Partner with others on updates of templates, processes, playbooks as business ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
This attorney will work closely with the Company's technical and business organizations. In this ... SAAS, leases, etc.). Partner with others on updates of templates, processes, playbooks as business ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
$38K - $51K/yr
Collaborate with attorneys and other legal professionals within the organization. * Assist legal ... Draft, review, and manage a variety of commercial contracts including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements ...
Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
Experience as a registered Patent Agent or Patent Attorney is acceptable. A law degree is not ... Experience working with software, cloud, SaaS, data management, storage, AI, machine learning, or ...
Morrisville, NC · Hybrid
Experience as a registered Patent Agent or Patent Attorney is acceptable. A law degree is not ... Experience working with software, cloud, SaaS, data management, storage, AI, machine learning, or ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
Experience as a registered Patent Agent or Patent Attorney is acceptable. A law degree is not ... Experience working with software, cloud, SaaS, data management, storage, AI, machine learning, or ...
Morrisville, NC · On-site
Experience as a registered Patent Agent or Patent Attorney is acceptable. A law degree is not ... Experience working with software, cloud, SaaS, data management, storage, AI, machine learning, or ...
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A SaaS Attorney specializes in legal matters related to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses, including contract drafting, compliance, intellectual property, and data privacy. They help negotiate SaaS agreements, handle subscription-based licensing terms, and ensure regulatory compliance. Their expertise is critical in navigating complex issues such as GDPR, CCPA, and software liability while protecting their clients' legal and business interests.
To thrive as a SaaS Attorney, you need a strong background in contract law, intellectual property, data privacy, and technology transactions, typically with a Juris Doctor degree and bar admission. Familiarity with legal research databases, contract lifecycle management tools, and data privacy compliance platforms is often required. Exceptional negotiation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly are critical soft skills. These abilities help ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and facilitate smooth business operations in the rapidly evolving Software-as-a-Service industry.
One of the most common challenges for SaaS Attorneys is staying updated with the constantly evolving landscape of technology regulations, especially as they pertain to data privacy and international compliance. Drafting and negotiating complex SaaS agreements requires balancing client needs, risk management, and evolving legal standards. SaaS Attorneys often collaborate closely with sales, product development, and IT teams to align legal terms with business objectives while ensuring compliance. Additionally, they may need to provide rapid legal assessments or support during high-stakes contract negotiations, requiring strong time-management and prioritization skills.

$129K - $175K/yr
Full-time
Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO
Re-posted 26 days ago
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Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services that combines deep domain knowledge with specialized technology. Our portfolio offers software tools coupled with content and services that customers need to make decisions with confidence. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right.
Who We Are: Wolters Kluwer: The world is a big place, find your place here.
What We Offer:
The Senior Legal Counsel role offers growth potential opportunities, professional development, an engaging team environment and amazing benefits.
What You'll be Doing:
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal support to globally recognized and trusted clinical and medication decision support solutions like UpToDate and Medi-Span. The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal advice and guidance on a wide variety of commercial, contractual, regulatory, litigation and day-to-day legal matters, with a particular focus on drug information and medication decision support solutions for the Clinical Decision Support and Provider (CDSP), Pharmacy and Health Technology Solutions (PHT) and international segments within Wolters Kluwer Health ("WKH").
Key Tasks:
Structure, draft and negotiate (i) customer agreements (including preparation of Software as a Service ("SaaS"), enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation or services agreements covering offerings or services from a single or multiple businesses within WKH) with private and public organizations globally, (ii) business development, co-development/co-marketing, innovation lab and other strategic alliance arrangements, (iii) reseller and distribution arrangements, (v) content licensing agreements for use in retrieval augmented generation ("RAG") models, large language model ("LLM") model training, and/or other emerging artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies, and (v) business associate agreements and/or data processing agreements.
Work closely with segment leadership on contractual and regulatory exposures and risks related to (i) development of new customer offerings or services and related customer agreement terms, (ii) existing enterprise and individual sales activities, and (iii) promotional and marketing activities.
Counsel business on (i) key healthcare information technology ("HIT") and intellectual property legal concepts, including those relating to SaaS subscriptions, software licensing, and e-commerce transactions, (ii) HIPAA/HITECH Act and GDPR compliance, and (iii) health care laws and regulations applicable to healthcare providers, payers, pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry and HIT suppliers.
Effectively and efficiently manage outside counsel (U.S. and abroad) supporting WKH's legal needs (transactional, litigation or compliance) and collaborate with other attorneys within the GLCD globally (e.g., IP, litigation, regulatory, HR/employment, M&A).
Develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of WKH - its people, matrix organization, markets, product offerings and services, customers, competitors, and regulatory environment - in order to identify trends, stay abreast of material developments, and provide timely legal advice to the business.
Develop strong rapport and working relationships with senior executives, segment leadership and functional teams within WKH to help drive effective, high-quality legal services.
You're a Great Fit if You Have/Can:
Bachelor's degree + J.D. (law degree) required; must be admitted to practice law in the state in which the candidate resides.
Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience, preferably including experience with both a top-tier law firm and an established in-house legal department. This experience should include, among other things, hands-on legal work on a variety of domestic and international healthcare transactional and regulatory (including pharmaceutical) matters.
Strong background in, and understanding of, innovative HIT and digital health concepts, software licensing and SaaS subscription arrangements and a general understanding of, and interest in, RAG, LLMs, and AI technologies.
Strong understanding of healthcare laws and regulations in the U.S. and EU that impact WKH's operations and product development strategy.
Is located within 50 miles of a Wolters Kluwer office, and can work a hybrid schedule, being in office 2-days a week.
We are an incredibly supportive and mission aligned team that truly enjoys what we do and who we do it with. We play a key role within WKH and assist in driving the daily success. If you have a passion for making a true difference within an organization, while working alongside a collaborative team, we highly encourage you to apply. #Bethedifference
Additional Information:
Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, includingMedical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available at https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html
Diversity Matters:Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America's Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America's Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They're not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities and requirements.
Our Interview PracticesTo maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you-not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$128,900.00 - $226,050.00 USDThis role is eligible for Bonus.Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information:Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
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