Job 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 IP 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:

o Purchase and sale contracts

o Vendor, distributor, agent, consulting, and contractor agreements

o Non-disclosure agreements

o Commercial real estate transactions (purchase, sale, easements) with assistance of retained outside counsel where necessary

o IT contracts (SaaS, Data Processing, Cybersecurity)

o IP matters

o Other transactional matters, as assigned

•Exposure to regulatory (including environmental and OSHA), litigation, and IP matters with assistance from the Senior Counsel initially and greater autonomy over time.

Qualifications and Skills

•Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school

•Current active license to practice law

•4-8 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

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