Legal Counsel

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Legal Counsel

The candidate will advise, draft, review, prepare and negotiate various commercial agreements. Will serve as the primary point of contact for a Business and/or Product Line related matters and will provide day-to-day legal advice and support. Assist Business Lines and Service Units in articulating business needs in contract terms and respond to their requests for legal guidance and contract interpretation. Monitor, review and revise contract templates to ensure compliance with new and existing legal and regulatory best practices and internal requirements. Understand internal customer business requirements and effectively communicate the Company’s risk tolerance to ensure internal clients make informed decisions. Work closely with others in the Legal Department, identifying and escalating, as necessary, issues to the General Counsel and other in-house attorneys. Advise management on other general corporate law matters. Provide training to Company employees on a variety of legal and contractual issues. Utilize strong negotiation skills and support clients during internal and external negotiations, structuring of transactions and drafting and review of complex commercial documents. Manage outside counsel relationships and budgets. Assist/handle special projects, as needed. Travel (some international) may be required (10%).

Additional Information

Requisition id: R16908.

Company info

Evonik Industries AG
299 Jefferson Rd
Parsippany
New Jersey
United States 07054
Website : http://corporate.evonik.com