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Attorney

You have a life. We like that about you.

At OCLC, we believe you'll do the best work of your life when you're living the best life possible.

We work hard to build the technology that connects thousands of today's libraries. But we also work hard to make a job at OCLC a meaningful part of a balanced life- not a substitute for one.

Technology with a Purpose. OCLC supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world.  OCLC provides shared technology services, original research and community programs that help libraries meet the ever-evolving needs of their users, institutions, and communities. With office locations around the globe, OCLC employees are dedicated to offering premier services and software to help libraries.

The Job Details are as follows:

Reporting to OCLC’s General Counsel, the Attorney will be responsible for providing legal support to OCLC’s business teams as well as partnering across the global enterprise on department priorities. The Attorney will work on agreements for OCLC services, commercial transactions with third parties and support compliance efforts throughout the organization.
The successful candidate will be skilled and efficient in quickly analyzing legal issues and information in a fast-paced legal and business environment, understanding OCLC’s business, detecting legal issues and obstacles, and succinctly and competently counseling and working with business partners and managers regarding legal risks, solutions, and alternatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Draft and negotiate sales/license agreements for OCLC services.
  • Review and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including agreements related to IT, SaaS, licensing and State and Federal procurement.
  • Work collaboratively with clients to help them arrive at solutions and/or provide recommended solutions to complex business and contractual issues.

Qualifications:

  • Law degree and Ohio bar membership
  • At least 1-3 years of experience focused on transactional matters and contract drafting within the IT industry preferred
  • Experience negotiating commercial contracts on a global scale preferred
  • Experience with cloud-based computing and internet issues preferred
  • Law firm experience preferred
  • Excellent writing and oral communication skills and ability to interact with and provide advice to senior management
  • Strong analytical capabilities and judgment, even when the rules are unclear and the issues are of first impression
  • Strong results orientation with a dedicated client focus
  • Ability to work independently while also being a strong collaborator

Must have demonstrated ability to quickly and effectively provide solution-based advice taking into consideration legal risk. 

Must have strong documentation, negotiating, and writing skills as well as the ability to work both independently and on teams at any given time.

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

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OCLC is a global library cooperative that creates shared technology services, original research and community programs for its membership and the library community at large. OCLC supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessibl...

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June 22, 2025

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