Description:
Job Summary:The Corporate Counsel will handle transactional matters for the Company's North American operations, and will gain exposure to regulatory, litigation, and labor/employment matters.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing quality and timely legal support and advice for the company's North American operations.
- The position will have a high level of visibility within North American operations and across many functions, serving as the first point of contact for assigned matters.
- Transactional matters include:Purchase and sale contractsVendor, distributor, agent, consulting, and contractor agreementsNon-disclosure agreementsCommercial real estate transactions (purchase, sale, easements) with assistance of retained outside counselOther transactional matters, as assigned
- Exposure to regulatory (including environmental and OSHA), litigation, and labor/employment matters with close oversight from the VP-AGC initially and greater autonomy over time.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Current active license to practice law
- 5-10 years of experience in private or corporate legal practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, negotiation and legal reasoning skills
- Ability to manage issues and workload independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking
- Strong organizational skills and flexibility
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality
- Ability to travel for business within the United States and to Canada
