Assistant General Counsel

Carolina Legal Staffing, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina Legal Staffing, LLC is assisting a Charlotte-based client with an Assistant General Counsel role. The AGC will report to the General Counsel and serve as a key legal advisor across the company, handling commercial contracts and advising business teams to move quickly with minimal legal risk.

This high-impact role requires negotiating complex agreements, advising on regulatory questions, and mentoring junior lawyers, with opportunities to shape processes, governance matters, and outside

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership
• 2–8 years of legal experience
• Strong contract negotiation and advisory skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts
• Advise internal stakeholders on legal risk and strategy
• Support M&A transactions, due diligence processes, and corporate governance matters
• Manage and develop outside counsel relationships
• Build and maintain scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks
• Monitor applicable laws and regulations and advise the business on compliance obligations
• Assist with board and investor matters, including preparing materials and maintaining corporate records
• Handle pre-litigation disputes and support litigation management

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal advisory

M&A due diligence

Stakeholder communication

Education

J.D.

Job description

We are working with a Charlotte based client on an Assistant General Counsel role. This position will report directly to the General Counsel, and will serve as a key legal advisor across the company. The AGC will handle a portfolio of commercial contracts, partner closely with business teams, and help build the systems and processes that allow the client to move quickly without unnecessary legal risk.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for a lawyer who is equally comfortable negotiating a complex commercial agreement, advising on a regulatory question, and mentoring junior team members.

What You'll Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, customer contracts, NDAs, and partnership agreements
• Advise internal stakeholders — Company's operating companies — on legal risk and strategy
• Support M&A transactions, due diligence processes, and corporate governance matters
• Manage and develop outside counsel relationships, ensuring quality and cost efficiency
• Build and maintain scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks
• Monitor applicable laws and regulations and advise the business on compliance obligations
• Assist with board and investor matters, including preparing materials and maintaining corporate records
• Handle pre-litigation disputes and support any litigation management

What We're Looking For

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• 2–8 years of legal experience
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and closing complex commercial contracts
• Strong business judgment and the ability to give clear, actionable legal advice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills — you can explain legal risk without burying the business in caveats
• High degree of ownership and comfort operating with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative, low-ego, and genuinely interested in the business you support