Corporate Counsel

Overview

Provide legal guidance on contracts, compliance, and regulatory matters for a manufacturing firm.

Key Responsibilities

• policy development
• contract drafting
• legal research
• compliance management
• risk advisory
• corporate filings

Tasks

-Develop and implement legal policies and contracting processes. -Support lease portfolio management and related contractual matters. -Provide pragmatic legal guidance on regulatory, compliance, and business strategy matters. -Applying the underlying implications and pain points regarding antitrust laws, employment, general business, and AI/Digital advancements. -Interpret contracts and provide risk-based legal advice in a business context. -Conduct legal research and monitor emerging regulatory developments. -Providing leadership and guidance on all legal matters to cross-functional teams, including specific matters arising within litigation, employment, and liability claims -Acting as a Point of Contact for any escalation matters -Collaborate cross-functionally and assist business leaders on additional legal projects as needed. -Prepare corporate filings and registrations across jurisdictions. -Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts (supply/distribution agreements, MSAs, NDAs, vendor agreements, etc.) -Responding to compliance and regulatory matters pertaining to OSHA, EPA, among others

Requirements

• microsoft office
• bar membership
• j.d.
• 3+ years
• contract drafting
• manufacturing

What You Bring

-Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite -Active bar membership in at least one U.S. state -Comfortable working independently and directly with business leaders -Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school -Strong judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives. -Substantive knowledge and experience as a generalist within a large array of legal fields (employment, regulatory (OSHA, EPA, etc.), antitrust, compliance, insurance, litigation) -Minimum of 3 years’ experience in corporate or transactional law, ideally within a law firm or in-house team -Experience in manufacturing or distribution preferred. -Highly organized, responsive, and meticulous -Understanding and presenting the implications of commercial contracts, -Proven contract drafting and negotiation skills.

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About Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division

-As a subsidiary of Japan’s Yaskawa Electric, it blends global R&D with local manufacturing and testing of drives and controllers. -Financially anchored by a steady lineup of AC drives, servo motors, HVAC units and motion controllers, it thrives on reliability. -Typical deployments include CNC machining, packaging lines, HVAC systems, conveyors, plastics molding and pharmaceutical equipment. -Its specialisms span industries including automotive, food & beverage, packaging, pharmaceuticals, HVAC, chemical and more. -Unusual fact: its Illinois plant is renowned for QA rigor—every unit is full-power tested on the line and screws are counted at each station. -It supports both standard catalog products and custom-tailored solutions, adapting drive configurations to niche applications.

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