Attorney, Contracts and Intellectual Property - maurices

Brand Overview : maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com. Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for an Attorney, Contracts and Intellectual Property - maurices to join our team located at our Corporate Office in Duluth, MN 55802.Ready to help bring feel good fashion for real life to hometowns across North America? Join our family of amazing individuals in our corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2019. Since 1931, we’ve helped women look and feel their best every day — making maurices not only a special place to shop, but a great place to work and connect. Apply today!Position Overview : The Contracts and Intellectual Property Attorney is primarily responsible for contract review and negotiation, as well as maintaining the contracts system. They will also assist the legal team on a variety of legal matters including copyright and trademark review, sweepstakes rules creation, data privacy updates and various other corporate matters.Performance requirements : Prepare, negotiate, resolve and / or review contracts and correspondence.Through a general understanding of the business, understands implications behind each contract / issue.Reviews and reacts to both explicit and implicit language in contracts; asks appropriate questions and seeks clarity where needed.Builds relationships and consensus ensuring win-win outcome.Uses exceptional oral and written communication skills to resolve disputes, clarify or answer questions.Looks for creative ways to address issues / solve problems; uses resources (internal / external) appropriately.Documents presented for signature are thoroughly reviewed.Manages contract database to ensure completeness and timeliness of contract lifecycle.Copyright and trademark review for merchandise and marketing teams : Learns legal process and best practices for intellectual property reviews / searches.Understands business risk and advises based on company standards.Provides organized and timely responses.As needed, serves as a general legal resource for other departments (as directed by VP-General Counsel) : Collaborates well with individuals at all levels; builds strong external resources; offers solid counsel / advice.Researches all angles of an issue before attempting to solve the problem.Work Experience and Education Requirements : Education : Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school; must be licensed to practice law in at least one US state or applicable jurisdiction.Experience : Three years relevant corporate legal experience.Three years contract experience required.Agiloft or other contract database experience preferred.Skills / Traits / Personal Characteristics : Must be skilled in building cross-functional, cross-division and external partnerships.Strong detail orientation.Outstanding written and verbal skills.Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills.The compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements. The range of pay budgeted for this role is : $100,000 - 125,000 annualized, with additional incentive compensation and benefits.Location : Corporate Office in Duluth, MN 55802Position Type : Regular / Full timePay Range : Annual Salary : $100,000.00 - $125,000.00Equal Employment Opportunity : The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary : $100,000 - $125,000