Description:
Purpose:Assists in protecting Calumet's legal interests and provides legal advice so that Calumet may conduct its operations in accordance with applicable law and with the level of commercial risk acceptable to executive management.
Key Objectives and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary legal support for an assigned business unit and/or functions, with responsibility to proactively advise the business leadership on legal issues and to provide legal input on business practices and strategies in the assigned business unit and/or operations.
- Serve as the Legal Department's subject matter expert in assigned areas of substantive law and proactively advise the appropriate personnel and departments across Calumet as it relates to those substantive areas.
- Within areas of responsibility, this individual is responsible for identifying and analyzing legal issues, drafting key documents, presenting clear recommendations, and assuring legal compliance.
- Identify, scope and lead projects within assigned areas of responsibility to improve legal compliance and address excessive commercial risk.
- Lead and direct the work of others, including cross-functional internal and external legal and business teams, to achieve the objectives of improving legal compliance and addressing excessive commercial risk within assigned areas.
- Actively manage outside counsel and vendors performing services in support of assigned areas of responsibility to ensure high quality work and value received.
- Negotiate, draft and/or review a broad range of documents within areas of responsibility and as requested.
- Draft and update corporate policies and procedures in assigned areas of responsibility.
- Design, create and conduct training in areas of responsibility.
- Other, as assigned.
Required Education/Experiences:
- Education: Doctorate of Jurisprudence (JD), strong academic credentials
- Other Qualifications (Licenses/Certification): Member of applicable bar
- 10+ years of experience
