Legal Counsel - U.S. Commercial

The Wendy's Company•Dublin, OH

1d•$122,000 - $214,000•Onsite

About The Position

When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasn’t like any other. Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way. If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand – We got you! Legal Counsel - U.S. Commercial will provide legal advice and guidance to the Company’s teams on commercial contracts and general corporate agreements and support the teams on day-to-day legal and regulatory matters. Counsel will work collaboratively as part of the in-house Legal team to provide counsel on a wide variety of commercial agreements for The Wendy’s Company, such as, brand licenses, marketing and advertising services, technology and SaaS agreements, and data privacy agreements. Counsel will have significant intra-Legal department and cross-functional client interaction, working with the U.S. teams in Operations, Marketing, Technology, QA/Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Communications.

Requirements

J.D degree required
Admitted, in good standing, to the Ohio Bar (or other state bar) required
2-3+ years working as contracts or licensing attorney with law firm and/or in-house experience
Customer-oriented, collaborative, and able to make independent decisions and use own judgment within company guidelines
Demonstrated skill in disciplined execution and able to achieve goals among competing priorities and deadlines with high attention to detail
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
Excellent written and oral communication, including persuasive and constructive feedback skills
It is expected that you will primarily perform work at the Wendy's Restaurant Support Center (RSC) (1 Dave Thomas Blvd, Dublin, OH 43017), or at other location(s) as designated by the Company. You are required to work in the office at least 4 days a week. Changes to work location arrangements are subject to managerial approval and business needs.

Nice To Haves

Top 20% of Law School class at top tiered law school preferred
Experience in technology, intellectual property, or data protection agreements

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts – Review, provide legal advice, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts and general corporate contracts throughout the Company, such as confidentiality agreements, purchase agreements, brand licenses, technology agreements, data privacy and protection agreements, and various service agreements.
Data Privacy and Technology – Develop and maintain effective working relationships with and provide legal advice and support to the various functional and business teams, including, in particular, the data privacy and technology teams. Keep informed of relevant legal developments with respect to certain key legal areas as identified, analyze applicability of regulations to the team as requested, and work cross-functionally with other teams to address potential matters.
Marketing – Review and provide legal advice on marketing assets, campaigns, and contests and sweepstakes.
Support the Company’s teams and the Legal Department on other activities/projects as-needed and as assigned.