Senior Counsel

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

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FactSet is a leader in providing research and analytical tools to finance professionals. FactSet offers instant access to financial data and analytics around the world. FactSet clients combine hundreds of databases from industry-leading suppliers into a single powerful information system.

The Senior Associate Counsel will be part of the global legal team based in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a particular focus on supporting EMEA and US commercial contracts. The role will have a heavy emphasis on data and software licensing and represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and self-motivated lawyer who wishes to learn new skills and work as part of a global legal team. The successful candidate will have support from the Sofia Legal Team as well as the global Legal Department. The successful candidate will also have a desire to learn about new areas and expand on existing training.

What You'll Do:

• Drafts and negotiates client license agreements and corporate vendor agreements involving data, software as a product, software as a service, platform as a service, and infrastructure as a service, as well as non-disclosure agreements, with a particular focus on contracts governed by EMEA and US law and involving EMEA- and US-based counterparties.
• Negotiates with international counterparties by corresponding or by teleconferencing.
• Drives contract lifecycle from drafting through completion of the negotiation process, and/or contract execution.
• Interprets contracts and advises the product development teams, sales teams, and finance teams in respect of the rights and obligations of parties in agreements.
• Liaises with Finance, Marketing, Information Security, Compliance, and Human Resources, to ensure enterprise-wide approach in risk management and compliance with common standards.
• Communicates and works collaboratively across multiple teams as well as providing general support to the Legal team globally.
• Displays exemplary attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to prioritize while meeting deadlines.

What We're Looking For:

• Minimum of 10 years’experience as a licensed, practicing lawyer, with general commercial and corporate experience including reviewing and drafting commercial contracts.
• Education: Law degree from a reputable and accredited institution
• Experience in any of the areas of mergers and acquisitions, financing, software licensing, intellectual property and/or technology is a plus, but not essential.
• Must have excellent communication skills, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, aptitude to develop sound judgment, capacity to multitask and to quickly develop expertise in new fields of law.
• Timely responsiveness and accountability to other members of our legal team as well as internal and external clients is a key attribute for success. Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; candidates must be eligible to work in Bulgaria (EU/EEA/Swiss nationals, or holders of a valid Bulgarian work and residence permit).
• Provide high-quality support to our global sales team by assisting in customizing contracts and providing guidance on the contracting process.
• Preparation of various contracts, confidentiality agreements, and any other in-house legal documents using prescribed templates.
• Document drafting: letters; emails; reports; documents and forms; amending documents; producing presentations and spreadsheets.
• Learning and understanding company policies to ensure these are met when assisting with contract agreements.
• Managing and prioritizing own workload to ensure work is turned around within agreed deadlines and timeframes.

Company Overview:

FactSet (NYSE:FDS| NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.