Junior Attorney CSM&A

Job description

Job ID 1030753 Date posted 9/5/2018 Primary Location Houston, Texas, United States Job Category Legal Schedule Full time Shift No shift premium (United States of America)

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we live by three core values that drive our business: Partner. Innovate. Act. These values combine to help us create important work all over the world to advance how people live and work.

We’re solving the world’s most complex challenges, and our people are at the forefront of progress. Working at HPE, you’ll have the resources to develop your talent and creativity. Are you ready to unleash your potential?

Acts as legal advisor to assigned internal clients or other company attorneys with respect to matters related to the area of specialty. Identifies legal risk and recommends solutions that help address the client’s objectives. Represents company in transactions, interactions, or disputes with customers, suppliers, partners, and competitors. Balances the business interests of client groups with ultimate fiduciary responsibility to company. Represents the company before industry policy setting organizations, government agencies, and other regulatory bodies. Areas of law practiced may include intellectual property law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities law, litigation, employment, structured financial deals, US government contracting, outsourcing, environmental, employee benefits, or bankruptcy.

Responsibilities:

·  Contributes to legal advice impacting client decisions within a specific legal concentration.
·  Assists in the development of risk profiles addressing routine specialty law.
·  Seeks knowledge proactively from a variety of resources to work towards becoming a subject matter expert within a specific legal concentration.
·  Analyzes routine legal issues and makes recommendations within a specialty area.

Education and Experience Required:

·  Advanced university degree in law (e.g. JD or LLB).
·  Meets local legal license requirements.
·  Typically 0-2 years commercial legal experience at a law firm, in-house, or in an academic or similar institution.
·  Basic knowledge of law acquired through academic, law firm, in-house, or similar institutional exposure.

Knowledge and Skills:

·  Academic and developing practical knowledge within a specific legal concentration.
·  Developing knowledge of company policies and procedures.
·  Emerging experience advising on legal matters.
·  Basic legal writing, verbal and listening skills.
·  Good analytical reasoning skills.
·  English language skills to business standard preferred.

HPE is an equal opportunity employer/Female/Minority/Individual with Disabilities/Protected Veteran Status

We offer:

A competitive salary and extensive social benefits

Diverse and dynamic work environment

Work-life balance and support for career development

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities. HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to the use of arrest and conviction records, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws and will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.