Corporate Counsel

ASICS America Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASICS America Corporation in Irvine, CA, seeks a Corporate Counsel to lead a broad range of commercial contracts, including technology, vendor, and marketing agreements, with data privacy provisions. The role partners with the General Counsel on compliance and enterprise risk management across ANA and global teams.

The ideal candidate has 3-7 years of commercial contracting experience, strong drafting, and the ability to grow into new areas of legal practice.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• 3-7 years of legal experience in-house or with a law firm.
• Current member of the California Bar in good standing, or eligibility for California in-house counsel program.
• Experience in consumer goods or technology industry preferred.
• Sustainability, compliance, regulatory, or employment experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, contract management systems (Agiloft), online legal research (Westlaw/Practical Law), and AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel).

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft a broad range of contracts, including technology, software, vendor, procurement, professional services, logistics, commercial, sales, eCommerce, and marketing agreements, and their data privacy provisions.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned business units, including compliance, sustainability and SQA, HR, procurement, logistics, and the distribution center.
• Support the General Counsel across compliance and enterprise risk management programs and related committees.
• Advise on sustainability and SQA matters, including climate disclosures and supply chain considerations.
• Advise on HR and employment matters, policies, onboarding, and investigations.
• Second-chair disputes, pre-litigation matters, and regulatory investigations under guidance.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and training for assigned areas, leveraging AI and legal tech.
• Collaborate with ASICS Canada, Mexico, and other global teams on employment and compliance matters.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctorate

California Bar admission

Tools

Agiloft

Westlaw/Practical Law

AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel)

Job description

At ASICS, our Sound Mind, Sound Body™ philosophy is more than a tagline, it's our way of life. Over 75 years ago our founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka, saw that sport and movement had the power to lift spirits, project positivity, and propel people and whole communities forward.

ASICS provides a diverse and inclusive culture that enables learning, growth, and opportunity at all levels. Our robust employee benefits allow for real work-life balance and a strong sense of community. We empower our employees to pursue their career goals. If this sounds like you, then we want you on our team.

A Brief Overview

The Corporate Counsel is a generalist attorney role based in Irvine, California, reporting to the Vice President & General Counsel, ASICS North America ("ANA"). This role focuses primarily on commercial contracting, including reviewing, negotiating, and drafting technology, vendor, procurement, commercial, sales, eCommerce, and marketing agreements, along with their associated data privacy provisions. The role also serves as the primary legal contact for assigned business units, including sustainability and supplier quality assurance (SQA), HR and employment, and procurement and logistics. This role partners closely with the General Counsel on compliance program operations and enterprise risk management, with work spanning ANA and regular collaboration across global teams. The ideal candidate brings 3-7 years of commercial contracting experience, strong judgment and drafting skills, and a genuine willingness to grow into new areas of legal practice.

Leadership Responsibilities

• This position does not have people leadership responsibilities.

What You'll Do

• Negotiate and draft a broad range of contracts, as allocated across the ANA Legal team, including technology and software, vendor, procurement, professional services, logistics, commercial, sales, eCommerce, and marketing agreements, and their associated data privacy and artificial intelligence provisions.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned business units, including compliance, sustainability and SQA, HR, procurement, logistics and the distribution center, enterprise risk management, and other business teams as assigned, providing proactive, practical advice on their day-to-day legal needs.
• Support the General Counsel, who serves as ANA Compliance Officer and Risk Manager, across compliance and enterprise risk management programs, including the ANA Compliance Committee, code of conduct and policy development, compliance training, and intake of reported concerns.
• Advise on sustainability and SQA matters, including climate disclosures, supply chain review, Proposition 65, greenwashing, product safety and quality, chemical compliance, and forced labor disclosures.
• Advise on HR and employment matters, including policies, handbooks, employee privacy notices, employee relations, hiring and onboarding, and support for HR-led workplace investigations, escalating strategy, disputes, and major investigations to the General Counsel.
• Second-chair disputes, pre-litigation matters, and regulatory or government investigations across employment, compliance, and sustainability, under the direction of the General Counsel and in coordination with outside counsel.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and training for assigned areas, making effective and responsible use of AI and legal technology.
• Support ASICS Canada, ASICS Mexico, ASICS Creation Center, and ASICS Institute of Sport Science America on employment and compliance matters.
• Work across time zones with teams in Irvine, Boston, Canada, Mexico, and globally.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures
• Embodies and demonstrates company ethics and values
• Abides by all federal, state and local laws

How You'll Be Successful

• Communicates with clarity and professionalism, articulating legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders and distilling complex analysis into concise, actionable guidance.
• Strong analytical skills to assess complex legal issues and interpret laws and regulations, with the ability to weigh risks, present options along a risk spectrum, make a clear recommendation, and elevate promptly when appropriate.
• Takes ownership of matters from intake through resolution, keeping business stakeholders aligned and remaining accountable for the outcome.
• Prioritizes based on business goals and impact, manages concurrent matters so nothing is missed, and re-prioritizes as needs change.
• Learns unfamiliar areas of law quickly enough to advise the business, knows when a question belongs with outside counsel, and shares learnings with colleagues.
• Commercially curious about the products and customers, and about how the business competes, grows, and drives revenue. Identify what the business is trying to accomplish and solve for that result, offering a practical alternative where the request cannot be met as presented.
• Proactively builds trust so Legal is engaged early, collaborates effectively across functions with competing priorities, and works independently with minimal supervision.
• Improves how legal work is delivered through process, template, or technology change, applying AI-enabled tools with appropriate regard for confidentiality and governance.
• Works effectively with a global parent organization, balancing regional and global priorities.
• Maintains confidentiality in all matters and protects privilege in an environment where Legal and the business work closely together.

What You'll Need

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required
• 3-7 years of legal experience in-house or with a law firm required
• Current member of the California Bar in good standing, or another state bar with eligibility for California in-house counsel program registration required
• Experience in the consumer goods or technology industry preferred
• Sustainability, compliance, regulatory, or employment experience preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, contract management systems (Agiloft), online legal research (Westlaw/Practical Law), and AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel)

SALARY / PAY RANGE

$144,000-$160,000

Pay Transparency

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