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Description

From airports to boardrooms, our Legal team provides advice and counsel on all aspects of the business, assessing legal risks and compliance, while our Ethics and Compliance team ensures that we run an ethically sound operation. Together, these teams help us make the best possible decisions for our airline, to run our business with integrity, ensuring our airline operates lawfully and ethically, creating a company we are all proud to work for.

Job overview and responsibilities

United’s Legal Department is a recipient of Corporate Counsel’s Best Legal Department Award! This role provides legal counsel and guidance on all aspects of commercial transactions (with an emphasis on United’s loyalty program related matters, marketing/sponsorship agreements, and media agreements) and related legal matters.

• Independently handle a wide variety of commercial transactional matters, including negotiating and drafting various commercial agreements, with emphasis on those related to United’s loyalty program, marketing/sponsorships, and media agreements
• Independently handle and provide actionable and practical counseling to internal business partners in connection with loyalty program related matters; draft and negotiate loyalty related agreements
• Independently handle and provide actionable and practical counseling to internal business partners in connection with sponsorship and media related matters; draft and negotiate sponsorship and media agreements
• Independently handle and provide actionable and practical counseling to internal business partners in connection with marketing materials and marketing related matters; draft and negotiate marketing related agreements
• Retain and manage outside counsel, as necessary, including budgetary responsibility for engagements

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Juris Doctorate degree
• Member in good standing of the bar in any jurisdiction of the United States required and, within a reasonable period of time, authorization to practice law in-house for the Company in Illinois
• Minimum of 5 years of practice with a reputable law firm or large multinational company in the United States
• Minimum of 5 years of previous legal experience in commercial transactional matters and agreements
• Previous in-house experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements preferred
• Significant knowledge of a variety of commercial agreements, including marketing, sponsorship and media related matters
• Excellent time management skills and business judgment with a capacity to make decisions and give practical, timely, clear and accurate legal advice
• Strong interpersonal communication abilities that enable individual to work effectively with a wide range of strategic, technical and practical aspects of business
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple corporate functions while building strong personal relationships
• High level of emotional intelligence required
• Keen ability to build relationships across the organization
• Ability to partner with the business team to solve complex issues by providing concise, pragmatic advice
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Strong client focused and ethical mindset with the ability to change priorities as needed by the Company’s business
• Knowledge of loyalty program agreements and related matters preferred
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help propel you from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Previous in-house experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements

The base pay range for this role is $171,475.00 to $223,246.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.