Associate General Counsel

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Associate General Counsel
The candidate will be drafting, negotiating, reviewing and providing legal and strategic counsel and input with respect to the company’s contracts with its commercial partners. Negotiating, drafting and amending complex and routine commercial contracts utilizing strong problem-solving skills. Reviewing complex and routine contracts to ensure clauses, terms and conditions are compliant with quality, legal, governmental and regulatory requirements to mitigate current and future risks. Training business personnel on contract provisions and form agreements, terms and conditions, and indemnification. Interfacing with business personnel (non-lawyers) and clients to assist in the preparation and negotiation of contract documents as well as providing guidance and practical solutions. Leading audits of the contract review processes. Supporting the creation and use of best practices in contract management by developing, recommending, and communicating operating policies and procedural improvements. Providing support to Human Resources, including advising HR staff on appropriate employee-related action; developing, recommending, and communicating operating policies and procedural improvements; drafting employment policies and manuals, and other activities. Providing general corporate advice and counsel. Providing advice and guidance on corporate governance and corporate risk management issues. Developing the necessary skills to become a competent generalist, including those skills involving labor and employment-related matters. Identifying performance metrics, establishing benchmarks and managing the implementation of same. Supporting the formulation of proposals or responses to RFPs for multi-million-dollar, multi-year contracts with Fortune 500 companies to provide solutions, best practice alternatives, and comments for managing risk. Providing superb attention to detail and the ability to ramp up quickly in new environments and teams. Adapting to conflicting ad hoc deadlines, priorities and deadline demands, controlling the daily management of multiple simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced business environment. Outstanding written and verbal communication. Desire to partner closely with non-legal teams to collaborate to accomplish business goals. Providing guidance, management, and mentorship to others in the legal department. Other jobs and duties as assigned.

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