Associate General Counsel

Description

• Assist in SEC reporting and filings and corporate governance matters.
• Support and protect the Company’s intellectual property, trademark and patent portfolio with the assistance of external counsel.
• Identify and assess legal risks and opportunities within various parts of the business and advise accordingly.
• Manage litigation, disputes, and reporting.
• Review and update Company policies as needed.
• Ensure compliance with US and International laws, regulations and policies.
• Establish and maintain relationships, credibility and trust with management, clients, stakeholders, and legal team members.
• Assist with internal training on legal issues.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements/renewals and contracts including master service agreements with large industrial clients and software licensing agreements.
• Manage and assist in the selection, reporting, and renewal of the Company’s insurance program.
• Advise and manage labor and employment cases, benefit and workers compensation claims.

Requirements

• Superior interpersonal skills.
• Must have a minimum of ten years of substantive legal experience in-house with a corporate legal department and/or law firm experience.
• Recognize when to elevate certain matters to the attention of the General Counsel.
• Must have experience with drafting, negotiating and managing complex corporate contracts including SaaS and data privacy terms.
• Microsoft office and Excel abilities.
• Well-developed organizational, analytical, and follow-up skills.
• Able to travel at times as needed.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work in a team environment and independently.
• Must have experience handling labor and employment matters.
• Ability to work independently and meet demanding time constraints.
• Demonstrated initiative and a self-starter.
• Must have a JD degree from an accredited law school and be a current member in good standing with a state bar with ability to obtain limited in-house license in New Jersey if not admitted in New Jersey.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to maintain a professional representation of the company.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance