Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts
Best Buy
- Location
- Richfield, Minnesota
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- H-1B history
- 97 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
About this role
As a Corporate Counsel , you will provide legal support across a broad range of commercial contracting and business counseling matters, primarily supporting Best Buy's Financial Services and Best Buy Business Sales teams. You will partner closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to negotiate complex agreements, advise on contractual risk, support business initiatives, and provide practical legal guidance that advances business objectives. This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non ‑ Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process. What you’ll do Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of complex commercial agreements across the business Counsel business teams on commercial matters involving customers, vendors, partners, and service providers Advise stakeholders on contractual risk, business objectives, and practical legal solutions Partner with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and drive efficient outcomes Manage a broad range of commercial contracting and business counseling matters in a fast-paced environment Develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, and contracting processes Basic qualifications JD from an ABA-accredited law school Licensed to practice law in Minnesota 3+ years of post-bar experience in a law firm or corporate legal department Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements Experience balancing legal risk with business objectives in commercial contracting and business counseling matters Preferred qualifications Experience negotiating complex commercial contracts in a dynamic business environment Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and risk assessment skills Experience advising business clients in a fast-paced, high-volume environment Experience identifying and evaluating complex legal issues and providing practical, business-focused advice Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business and cross-functional teams Experience supporting financial services products, programs, or regulatory matters What’s in it for you We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life. Our benefits include: Competitive pay Generous employee discount Physical and mental well-being support Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service. Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary. For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes. Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing