Who We Are

• Provide expert legal guidance and strategic advice to the executive leadership team and all functional teams on a broad range of legal matters, including but not limited to contract law, privacy concerns, business opportunities, mitigating risk, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions.
• Stay abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends impacting the company's operations, and provide proactive guidance and support to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial sales and service contracts, non-disclosure agreements, software and IT contracts, leases, distributor agreements, supply agreements, and other strategic agreements.
• Responsible for global subsidiary management.
• Liaise with global external subject matter experts and outside counsel when necessary and act as the interface between nLIGHT business teams and such experts and outside counsel.
• Understand key stakeholders’ needs and develop solutions for maximum impact to accomplish corporate goals, strategies, and priorities.
• Review and interpret statutes, regulations, proposed legislation, judicial decisions, and legal opinions that may impact the company.
• Assist and/or provide legal advice in any and all areas as assigned.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required and admitted to at least one state bar with active membership in good standing.
• Ability to register as in-house counsel as necessary.
• 8-10 years of relevant corporate and commercial legal experience with prior in-house experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions to provide timely and effective legal advice.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a personal security clearance as necessary.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% travel time.

• Superior organizational, analytical and communication skills, oral and written.
• Strategic thinker with excellent judgment as well and ability to see the "big picture."
• Contributes to the development of organization functional strategy
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify practical legal solutions to complex challenges, to influence key internal and external stakeholders, and to work effectively in high-pressure, matrixed environments.
• Demonstrated excellence at assessing risk and the implementation of proportional mitigation strategies.
• Collaborative nature; able to function within a team environment with a high level of engagement and motivation.
• Commercial acumen – able to balance legal risk with business objectives with a solution-orientated mindset.
• Sound personal skills and confidence, with an ability to work under own initiative, often under cost or time critical conditions.

• Senior Counsel (Commercial): $170,000-200,000

• Target Cash Bonus of 12-15% of earned wages
• Eligible for Restricted Stock Unit grants
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off per year
• 10 paid Holidays
• Eligible for health benefits on the 1st day of the month after your start date
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, including prescription and orthodontia with employee-paid premiums as low as $40.00 per pay period
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life & AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Aflac Supplemental Insurance
• Paid Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

• E-Verify Participation Poster 
• Right to Work Poster