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Senior Counsel

Phillips
New York, USA
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Onsite
$150,000-180,000 / year
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Draft and revise a wide range of contracts, including consignment agreements, private sale agreements, guarantee contracts, advance agreements, bailment agreements, employment contracts, real estate contracts, estate contracts and other related legal documents
  • Advise on issues and policies related to art, commercial law, regulatory matters and compliance issues
  • Manage and respond to inquiries from the specialist departments related to consignment contracts
  • Work with business leaders to prioritize pending assignments and to maintain internal service levels
  • Provide additional advice and support on art law matters working with the General Counsel’s office and external lawyers as needed; practice areas to be familiar with include areas of art related law including art regulation, restitution, copyright, authenticity, insurance, imports and exports, etc.
  • Negotiate agreement terms with clients and their counsel; advise internal clients on risks and advantages of positions; redraft agreements and close deals
  • Devise strategies and provide legal advice to internal clients on disputes and work with outside counsel on litigations and report to General Counsel
  • Provide support to General Counsel for training and guidance to administrative and compliance support staff
  • Assist in implementing AI workflows for legal department to increase efficiencies

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Qualification to practice law in a US-jurisdiction (New York, preferred)
  • Law degree required (JD, LLM, foreign-qualified attorney)
  • At least six years of professional legal experience (law firm, corporation, clerkship, auction house, gallery)
  • Strong interest in art or intellectual property law
  • Experience in other areas of law such as employment, corporate and litigation is preferred
  • Possesses a strong work ethic with effective time management and organizational skills; able to multi-task, take initiative and work well independently
  • Refined and well-practiced drafting skills (in particular, the ability to develop creative solutions in areas with evolving legal guidance)
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills; ability to identify remote and actual risk and craft appropriate responses
  • Exemplary inter-personal verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent client service skills; comfortable interacting with sales, marketing, and business stakeholders
  • WORKING CONDITIONS
  • Work is undertaken primarily within an office environment in our New York location with some opportunity for remote work
  • Evening and weekend work may be required subject to business need.
  • ADDITIONAL INFO
  • The annual salary range for this position is $150,000-180,000.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Qualification to practice law in a US-jurisdiction (New York, preferred)
  • Experience in other areas of law such as employment, corporate and litigation is preferred

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