Corporate Counsel

HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.

As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams.

• The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual

• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, Americas, the Corporate Counsel provides practical, business-focused legal advice and support across a broad range of corporate, commercial, compliance, and operational matters. The role partners closely with business stakeholders to manage legal risk, support strategic initiatives, and enable growth across the organization.

The successful candidate will bring strong commercial contracting experience, sound judgment, and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives. Candidates with experience supporting data privacy, data protection, information governance, cybersecurity, or related compliance matters will have opportunities to apply that expertise in support of the business.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including client engagements, NDAs, referral agreements, vendor agreements, real estate leases, software agreements, subcontractor agreements, and employment offer letters.

• Review public contract proposals, RFPs, RFQs, certifications, and representations.

• Evaluate and resolve conflicts of interest.

• Partner with the People Team on employment law matters.

• Support collections activities, including collection letters and proofs of claim.

• Assist with acquisitions, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.

• Support legal, risk, and compliance initiatives across the business.

• Conduct legal and regulatory research and monitor developments affecting the company.

Qualifications and Experience

Required

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

• Member in good standing of the Pennsylvania or New Jersey Bar.

• 5+ years of relevant legal experience within a law firm and/or corporate legal department.

• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial agreements.

• Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, and general business law principles.

• Ability to identify legal risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions.

• Experience partnering with business leaders and stakeholders across multiple functions.

• General familiarity with data privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, information governance, or related compliance considerations.

• Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong business and professional ethics with sound judgment and integrity.

Preferred

• Spanish language proficiency.

• In-house legal experience supporting a professional services, consulting, or technology-enabled organization.

• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), privacy-related contract provisions, or similar agreements involving data protection obligations.

• Experience supporting data privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, information governance, regulatory compliance, or related risk management initiatives.

• Familiarity with U.S. privacy laws, data breach response obligations, privacy risk management, or AI governance considerations.

• Privacy-related certifications or training such as CIPP/US, CIPM, AIGP, or similar credentials.

What we offer:

At HKA we recognize that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. 

Fairness and Equality at HKA:

HKA works hard to provide a welcoming environment for all of our employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our fairness and equality strategy. Please visit our website for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions shall be made in accordance with controlling laws and based on merit.

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