Counsel, Commercial Transactions (Remote)

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

• →Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements—especially those involving procurement of technology and/or service arrangements.
• →Provide real time, business-focused commercial legal advice on commercial contracts, including SaaS and other technology agreements, digital marketing, and contract amendments.
• →Supports senior counsel on various third-party risk management initiatives
• →Identify potential issues related to data, privacy, and intellectual property for collaboration with and escalation to internal subject matter experts.
• →Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Risk and Compliance, Privacy, Security, IT, HR, and within Legal to identify and solve problems, build partnerships, and complete commercial transactions. 
• →Anticipate legal concerns and provide creative problem solving in a dynamic business environment.
• →Contribute to the development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.
• →This is a remote role with travel required. While the position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., preferred home office locations include Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.
   

• →This job does not have supervisory duties.

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing
• A minimum of 5 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization, and with strong expertise in commercial contracts, corporate transactions, technology agreements, or marketing/vendor relationships.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following areas is a plus: privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, data governance, cybersecurity, and/or highly regulated industries.
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.
   

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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