Counsel - Remote

Are you looking to work with an international team to solve problems on a global scale?

Do you want an opportunity to effect change at a leading technology organization?

Join our Global Products & Technology Legal team!

Akamai Legal is a global team of professionals dedicated to advancing Akamai's business interests and growth. We embrace the challenges of working at the intersection of rapid innovation and regularly evolving laws. The Legal team currently consists of over fifty professionals located around the world.

Partner with the best

You will work closely with our Legal and Sales teams, supporting their work on a global basis. You will become a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders across the business.

As a Counsel, you will be responsible for:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with Akamai's customers and partners, primarily in the Americas;
• Collaborating with cross-functional business partners on legal risk associated with commercial sales contracts
• Assuring conformity and consistency in application of Akamai's legal and business policies and practices
• Participating in efforts to enhance the legal department's overall performance
• Acting as a Point of Contact in handling other tasks that arise from time to time.
• Handling other legal tasks and projects that arise from time to time.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Law degree from an accredited University, be admitted/licensed to practice in an in-house role in CR, and be an attorney in good standing
• Have 4+ years experience practicing law in private practice or in-house, working with US technology or telecommunications clients
• Have excellent English and Spanish written/oral communication skills to conduct contract negotiations via phone and/or video
• Have a solid understanding of commercial law, intellectual property rights, and privacy and data protection in support of sales contracts
• Be able to leverage business judgment assessing legal risk while thinking strategically and providing practical advice
• Have excellent organizational skills with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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