Commercial Counsel

Our Legal Department is looking for a junior lawyer to join us as Commercial Counsel. You are a  “utility player” who will support transactions across EA’s central technology and marketing teams and the corporate functions Electronic Arts. You excel in a swift moving, collaborative environment and want to grow as a lawyer. As part of our global Legal team, you will help create company policies and commercial playbook content.  You will report to the Managing Commercial Counsel, and you will work a hybrid work schedule, defined as 3+ days in office from our Burnaby (BC) office.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including software and content licenses, consulting and other services agreements, SaaS and other cloud agreements, hardware purchase agreements, and other agreements.

• Help create contract templates and guidance documents for EA’s commercial playbook, review and comment on drafts of company policies, and contribute to other projects

• Interpret agreement language and company policies for business partners; advise on their obligations; evaluate and advise on contractual risk and its mitigation.

• Work with other EA attorneys and legal professionals, senior management, and representatives of third-party companies.

• Convey complex information to diverse audiences orally and in written format.

Qualifications:

• Member in good standing of a Canadian Law Society

• Common law experience 

•  3 or more years of experience with a law firm providing services for technology clients or relevant in-house experience with companies in the technology industry

• Experience drafting and negotiating different types of commercial agreements.

• Able to manage the entire contract process from initial contact to execution.