Description:
Job Details:Responsibilities:
- Shareholders and Board Support and Governance:
- Coordinate and schedule shareholders', board, and, committee meetings, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, materials, and minutes in collaboration with executive leadership.
- Legal Advisory:
- Provide legal counsel and guidance to senior management and various departments.
- Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations affecting the organization and ensure compliance.
- Advise on legal implications and potential risks associated with business decisions.
- Contracts, Agreements, and Legal Compliance:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
- Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements and protect the organization's interests.
- Stay abreast of changes in corporate laws and regulations, advising the shareholders, board, and executive team on compliance matters.
- Assist in the preparation and filing of required corporate documents with relevant authorities.
- Corporate Records Management:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records, including minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings, resolutions, and other official documents.
- Manage the organization's corporate books and records in accordance with legal requirements.
- Ensure timely submission of all necessary filings to maintain the organization's good standing.
- Corporate Governance:
- Develop, review, and update corporate governance policies and procedures.
- Oversee corporate governance matters, including shareholders and board meetings, resolutions, and regulatory filings.
- Implement best practices in corporate governance and advise on governance-related matters.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards and best practices.
- Employment Law and HR Support:
- Advise on employment law matters, including hiring, termination, discrimination, and employee relations.
- Provide legal support to the HR department on employee-related issues
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing with the state bar association.
- 5 years of experience practicing law, with a focus on corporate law.
- Previous experience in a general counsel, corporate secretary, or senior legal role preferred.
- Strong knowledge of corporate governance, contract law, and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with confidential information.