Description:
A Discount Store Company are looking for a strategic and collaborative compliance/litigation lawyer to join as a key member of the legal team as the Director, Corporate Counsel.How Do You Fit In?
They will primarily be responsible for and play a crucial role in managing Company litigation, implementing compliance programs, and advising executive management. This role will also be involved in general in-house legal matters, such as employment, business contracts, and corporate governance. The Director, Corporate Counsel will have the opportunity to work alongside business partners across multiple brands on a day-to-day basis on a wide variety of compliance and commercial issues in an environment that requires them to adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs.
What you will do:
- Manage a diverse range of litigation matters, including advertising, employment, IP and contract matters
- Assist in creating, implementing and improving Company compliance programs and operational processes
- Spearhead legal and strategic initiatives from start to finish by working in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including but not limited to license agreements, services agreements and NDAs
- Develop creative approaches to managing legal risks and resolving disputes
- Support and manage internal corporate initiatives and policies
- J.D. from an ABA-approved law school and active member in good standing of at least one state bar
- 5+ years of experience practicing law
- Experience at a top tier law firm in compliance or litigation or e-commerce public companies preferred
- Organizational experience and strategic thinking, and experience advancing projects in a multi-stakeholder environment
- Business judgment and client counseling experience
Where We Are:
This role will be based in our El Segundo Headquarters on a hybrid schedule
