General Counsel

World-Finer-Food; Bloomfield (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The General Counsel role at World-Finer-Food in Bloomfield, NJ, US leads the company’s legal strategy in collaboration with the Group Legal & Compliance Director. The position safeguards the company’s interests by guiding senior management on regulatory matters and complex contracts.

Key duties include advising management on legal developments, ensuring corporate compliance, drafting and approving contracts, overseeing budgeting, and directing a legal team with external counsel as needed.

Qualifications

• Advised on regulatory developments and corporate law.
• Experience coordinating internal and external counsel across U.S. subsidiaries.
• Strong ability to translate legal issues into pragmatic business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Advising company management on all legal matters, with emphasis on regulatory developments.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate law and internal policies.
• Drafting and approving complex contracts (purchase, sales, mergers…) and related documents.
• Overseeing implementation of regulatory requirements (anti-bribery, competition law, etc.).
• Leading pre-litigation and litigation strategy and coordinating with outside counsel as needed.
• Supervising a legal team, setting objectives and facilitating career development.
• Selecting external counsel and managing budgets and deadlines.
• Presenting the Legal Department’s annual budget and forecasts.

Skills

Bar exam

Legal privilege

Corporate law

French language

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

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General Counsel

Bloomfield, NJ, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1135

Job Title: General Counsel

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Department: Executive

Reports To: Group Legal & Compliance Director

POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION :

Reports to: Group Legal and Compliance Director

SUMMARY :

The General Counsel, in support of the Group legal and Compliance Director, develops the strategy to defend the company’s interests by:

• defining strategic priorities for the company;
• coordinating the network of future in-house legal counsel (if relevant) and external advisors across all U.S. subsidiaries.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAIN DUTIES

• Advising company management on all legal matters, particularly with regard to regulatory and case law developments;
• Ensuring compliance with corporate law ;
• Drafting and approving complex legal documents and contracts (purchase, sales, mergers…);
• Ensuring the implementation of regulatory requirements (anti-bribery, competition law, etc.);
• Lead the strategy for pre-litigation and litigation matters by assisting management in negotiations with third parties and representing the company in court, with the assistance of outside counsel as needed;
• Supervise a team of legal professionals by assigning them tasks in line with their job descriptions, support them in decision-making to help them advance in their careers, set annual objectives and participate in their annual evaluations and career development proposals;
• Select and oversee the assignments of attorneys and other external counsel, ensuring compliance with deadlines and allocated budgets;
• Present the Legal Department’s annual budget and projected budget for the following year.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Bar exam and legal privilege certification required;
• Significant experience in a similar corporate role required;
• Proficiency in or ongoing study of French and another foreign language

MAIN FUNCTIONAL REPORTING LINES

The General Counsel reports directly to the Group’s legal director and may be involved in cross-functional working groups. He or she must demonstrate the ability to take quick decisions and synthesize information, while being open to having his or her proposals regularly reviewed and challenged to ensure the success of the analysis. He or she will be on a daily basis exchanging with the CEO of Andros Foods USA and CEOs of its subsidiaries. He or she must also be able to listen to the challenges faced by the company’s various departments, translate these issues into legal terms, and then provide a practical and pragmatic solution easy to understand and implement.