Description:

Job Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the Assistant General Counsel will assist in managing a variety of general corporate legal and risk management tasks with an emphasis on franchise law and major client national account program contract negotiations (insurance carrier national accounts, commercial accounts and governmental accounts). In addition, this position will assist in monitoring and assuring compliance with franchise registration and disclosure laws in the U.S. and Canada and will support the franchise sales and development team to ensure franchise sales compliance. Other duties include enforcing existing contracts, supervising franchise breaches, terminations, and collections.

This position will also provide a wide variety of legal services and support and partner with other attorneys and support staff in the legal department.

You Will:

Manage and perform client national account program contract review, negotiations and drafting. Primarily insurance carrier national accounts, commercial accounts and governmental account contracts, as well as major corporate contracts.
Ensure franchise registrations are updated and filed in a timely manner with each respective state requiring disclosure.
Confirm compliance with FDD requirements adhered to and updated FDD prepared and ready for distribution by March 31st of each year.
Verify in-house materials and training explaining franchise disclosure laws, requirements and changes thereto are kept current on an on-going basis.
Validate compliance with franchise legal and regulatory matters, including state relationship laws.
Ensure compliance with all disclosure and timing requirements.
Monitor licensing of new franchises and franchise license agreement changes.
Assist in preparation of franchise documents, working with the franchise development division and legal department personnel.
Draft and/or review all other agreements and legal documents, as required, or requested.

You Have:

Law degree and license in the State of Tennessee or covered under current state license reciprocity.
Ability to read, write, and speak the English language proficiently.
Minimum of five years franchise law experience with a law firm or in-house legal department.
Experience preparing franchise disclosure documents, state registrations and renewals, modifying franchise documents, developing agreements and vendor/ supplier agreements, enforcement of system standards, defaults and terminations, as well as traditional and alternative dispute resolution.
Experience with negotiations of national accounts contracts with large commercial or insurance carrier parties.