## Associate Inhouse CounselApply: PER - Lahore, PK: PER - Islamabad, PK: Full time: Posted Today: R54384**About Contour** Contour Software has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started!**The Division:** Carina acquires, equips, and enables vertical market software companies serving the energy sector for growth. We are a buy-and-hold-forever company, which means we don’t disrupt the day-to-day management. Rather, we equip you with the resources, capital allocation, and coaching you need to reach your true growth and earnings potential.**T****he Position:** We are seeking an intermediate commercial and corporate lawyer, experienced in an international business environment, ideally with experiences gained at multi-national or North America-centric organizations. The chosen professional shall work from the Contour Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad office, report to the portfolio's General Counsel, and collaborate with business unit management located in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. **Key Tasks & Responsibilities:*** Providing support in the structuring, drafting and negotiating of commercial agreements, including various types of software license agreements, terms & conditions, service agreements, partnership agreements and time-sensitive tenders and RFQ’s.* Providing contract support for standard corporate agreements, such as non-disclosure, marketing, intercompany and independent contractor agreements.* Providing administrative support for documents and activities related to corporate restructurings, such as mergers, acquisitions, and formations.* Support the company's acquisition activities, including participating in contract review in due diligence, preparing ancillary agreements and internal contribution agreements for acquisitions, and assisting in post-acquisition integration efforts.* Liaising with outside firms to oversee preparation, filing, organization and maintenance of corporate books and records, including bylaws, resolutions, board of director changes, annual reports, etc.* Assisting in matters involving creation and maintenance of corporate subsidiaries, including entity formation, entity dissolution, entity foreign qualifications, obtaining DBAs, and coordinating obtaining EINS and preparation of W-9s with tax and compliance.* Assisting in data privacy, data security, trade control compliance and other regulatory requirements, with substantial work involving trade control compliance;* Maintaining subsidiary lists, entity charts, and officer/director designations for entities.* Coordinating and receiving director and officer signatures for documents and materials.**Desired Skills and Qualifications:*** Ideal Candidate has US/Canada/UK/European Law degree and 5-8 years of corporate/commercial legal experience working for multi-national, trans-national or US/Canada/European companies.* Candidates with experience involving commercial contracting, especially involving software or intellectual property, or experience at software or energy industry companies shall be preferred.* Excellent drafting and negotiating skills, as well as the ability to handle a high volume of competing demands, are essential. Ideal candidates must be adaptable, business minded, able to prioritize, and manage workload independently and collaboratively with clients, and have experience in fast-paced environments and routinely working across international time zones.* Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are required, and candidates must have demonstrated skill and experience in effectively communicating complex issues (oral and written).* Exposure to data protection laws and international trade control compliance will be considered an asset.**Exciting Benefits we offer:*** Market-leading Salary* Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents* Parents Medical Coverage* Provident Fund* Employee Performance-based bonuses* Home Internet Subsidy* Conveyance Allowance* Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]* Life Benefit* Child Care Facility* Company Provided Lunch/Dinner* Professional Development Budget* Recreational area for in-house games* Sporadic On-shore training opportunities* Friendly work environment* Leave Encashment
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