General Counsel

ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel; California; On-site; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel is seeking a General Counsel in California to optimize organizational efficiency in legal matters. The role provides expert and strategic legal advice to management, sets internal governance policies, and weighs inputs for legal risk in decision-making.

Key duties include managing the Contracts Department, ensuring compliance with SBM guidelines, and coordinating with outside counsel.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree with 3-5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• May be required to have a valid driver's license.
• Experience in real estate transactions and service agreements with Fortune 500 companies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned organizational legal matters.
• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management.
• Promulgate and create directives of corporate acts and decisions.
• Oversee Contracts Department focusing on customer agreements and governance.
• Develop structure to ensure subcontractor agreements have proper risk transfer provisions.
• Provide legal support and oversight for corporate departments (HR, Procurement, Finance, Marketing).
• Point of contact for all assigned litigation matters.
• Coordinate activities with outside counsel.
• Responsible for entity formations and custodian of corporate documents.

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Driver's license

Job description

NOW HIRING: General Counsel

Compensation: $300,000-$350,000 per year

Job Overview

Responsible for optimizing organizational efficiency regarding company legal matters. Primary responsibilities include providing expert and strategic legal advice to management, setting internal governance policies and procedures, and evaluating and weighing multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action from a legal perspective.

Roles & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage assigned organizational legal matters
• Maintain knowledge of organization's operations and legal documents
• Promulgate and create directives of corporate acts and decisions
• Manage Contracts Department with focus on Customer Agreements and working with company stakeholders to ensure contracts meet SBM guidelines and are properly administered from inception through signed agreement, renewals and end of life as needed; ensure controls are in place to measure contract compliance as needed
• Develop structure to ensure subcontractor agreements employ proper risk transfer provisions and are compliant with customer requirements
• Provide legal support and oversight for corporate departments (e.g., HR, Procurement, Finance, Marketing, etc.)
• Point of contact for all assigned litigation matters
• Coordinates activities with outside counsel
• Responsible for entity formations and custodian of corporate documents

Qualification

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Education and/ or Experience - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree with 3-5 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations - May be required to have a valid driver's license
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Experience in real estate transaction and service agreements with Fortune 500 companies preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, and directing work; performance evaluations; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Ensure employees are properly trained on tasks and safety requirements.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Benefits:

SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages. For information about SBM's benefits, please visit SBM's website at:

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