Senior Counsel

Introduction

Welcome to Gallagher - a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 52,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it’s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher's future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Located at Gallagher’s-US’s corporate headquarters in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, this is a unique position for a talented, versatile, pragmatic commercial generalist with proven organizational ability, keen negotiating skill and strong business acumen. The position entails oversight over three workstreams: (i) providing legal support for Gallagher’s procurement contracts; (ii) providing legal support for Gallagher’s marketing agreements; and, (iii) overseeing Gallagher’s global trademarks portfolio. This role will lead a small team as well as provide oversight over outside counsel that manage some of these functions.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Lead and enhance Gallagher US Sourcing’s contracts function and contract management process. Track related metrics and prepare reports as required.
• Review, draft, negotiate and interpret a variety of agreements, including but not limited to, software licensing agreements, vendor services agreements (including IT and other professional services), consulting services agreements, sponsorship and marketing agreements, and other agreements arising out of Gallagher’s operations.
• Ensure that all agreements accurately reflect Gallagher’s business objectives and comply with all laws and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with Gallagher business leads, management, other Gallagher legal representatives, and the Gallagher procurement and marketing teams on strategic initiatives affecting contracts and commercial issues.
• Provide ongoing and proactive strategic advice regarding contractual and business risks and counsel on contract interpretation and potential dispute issues.
• Work with outside counsel to review and manage Gallagher’s global trademarks portfolio, including registrations, assignments, renewals, and dispute resolution.
• Collaborate and work in a team environment with other Gallagher legal representatives in analyzing and implementing various projects, including improvements on data metrics and reporting and automation.
  
  

About You

Required:

• Law degree and 3 years related experience required.
• Requires contract and some functional and industry experience and/or expertise.
  
  

Additional Requirements:

• Juris Doctor Degree. Must be licensed in at least one state.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant commercial generalist experience, including hands on experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating and interpreting a variety of agreements.
• Prior experience in a contracts function, including the management of other professionals and working with contract management systems.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced critical thinking and analytical ability.
• Familiarity with trademarks strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and integrate details of the business to ensure new and existing business relationships are workable across functions.
• Outstanding client management skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and trust with business leads, senior management and other professionals at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the expertise to drive change and to successfully interface with people at all levels, by virtue of professional competence, personal integrity, and personal style.
• A dedication and commitment to practicing law in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
  
  

Highly Preferred:

• In-house experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with a CLM tool is desirable.
• Evaluation and implementation of legal process outsourcing is a plus.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
  
  

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...
  
  

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.