DEERFIELD, IL 60015, USA
11 days ago
Senior Counsel, Marketing
Job Summary

Responsible for providing legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management within Marketing and Global Brands. Acting as a business partner and trusted advisor, finding creative solutions for multifaceted issues for Marketing and Global Brands stakeholders to support timely strategic and commercial business decisions, while maintaining an acceptable level of legal risk in our fast-paced environment.

In Addition:Partner with Marketing and Procurement team to review, draft and negotiate a variety of complex marketing service agreements, including MarTech agreements; Agency agreements (i.e. media creative, PR and production); as well as sponsorship, co-branding, influencer, product placement, and location agreements.Support day-to-day regulatory legal review and counseling for Marketing team, including providing guidance on marketing disclosures & substantiation, influencers and user generated content, sweepstakes and contests, social and digital media materials, financial and health services related promotions, and other day to day marketing and promotional activities for the wide range of goods and services offered by Walgreens in all advertising channels (TV, email, text, mail, social, etc.).Partner with Global Brands and Product Integrity teams including review and counseling related to advertising, social media, marketing campaigns, and product labeling/packaging and advising commercialization and brand marketing teams on FTC/FDA regulatory requirements and legal risks.Work collaboratively with Walgreens Litigation and Compliance teams to support new consumer product development while handling issues that span the complete product lifecycle, including concept analysis, claim substantiation, label review, quality and recall scenarios, and considerations involving the FTC, FDA and National Advertising Division (NAD).Review of marketing materials and/or consumer product labels and marketing, including FTC as well as other state and local advertising laws.Maintain expertise and provide legal guidance, updates, reviews, and recommendations on existing and evolving laws (including state and federal statutes and regulations) and legal trends involving all aspects of ESG-related activities and operations as well as charitable gift laws and non-profit governance related to the Walgreens Foundation.

Job ResponsibilitiesPrimarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates.Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content.May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected.Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk.Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented. Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves. 
About Walgreens and WBA
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA’s purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation’s medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide.
 The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.

"An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans".
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