Legal Counsel

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; Cary (NC); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join their team. This role offers the chance to provide strategic legal advice while ensuring compliance with laws and ethical standards. You will be responsible for managing complex contracts and legal risks, collaborating with business leaders to foster a culture of integrity. This innovative firm values diverse backgrounds and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. If you are a respected legal advisor ready to make a significant impact in a remote work environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of legal experience with a focus on corporate law and complex contracts.
• Must have bar admission and a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate contracts, ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Manage legal risks and provide strategic counsel to business leaders.

Skills

Juris Doctorate

Commercial Law Expertise

Contract Negotiation

Legal Judgment

Confidential Information Handling

Risk Assessment

Education

Juris Doctorate degree

Job description

This position reports to

Legal/Integrity Specialist

Your role and responsibilities

As Legal Counsel at ABB, you would have the opportunity to provide strategic counsel and uphold the highest standards of integrity within ABB, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards. This person needs to be able to effectively manage legal risks and foster a culture of integrity across the organization. Largely focusing on our Electrification Business Area and providing support for complex contract negotiations and agreements, ABB is searching for a respected legal advisor, change agent, and partner to our business leaders. The work model for the role is remote (#LI-Remote). You will be mainly accountable for:

1. Reviewing and negotiating contracts, drafting commercial agreements and other contractual terms in collaboration with relevant business stakeholders and team members, and overseeing contract management.
2. Monitoring legal affairs, including but not limited to litigations and activity reports and occupying a seat at the table on local strategic business matters.
3. Managing a high volume of terms and conditions and non-disclosure agreement negotiations across ABB Electrification divisions including sales of goods to federal government.
4. Supporting in anticipating future business and legal opportunities and challenges and developing appropriate strategies to address them.

Qualifications for the role

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and bar admission in a State Bar, 6+ years of experience in the practice of law, and 5+ years of general corporate legal experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Expertise in commercial law with proven track record in complex contractual work.
• Experience with negotiation of complex sales and procurement contracts.
• Experience with sales to federal government and knowledge of FAR/DFAR a plus.
• Sound legal judgment in developing and implementing legal solutions.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Comprehensive understanding of complex contractual legal matters.
• The ability to be recognized as an independent and respected legal advisor, and ability to work in a complex, matrixed structure where cooperation is often gained through influence rather than through direct command.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to compile and analyze regulatory and business information, assess risk and provide resolutions or recommendations for process improvement.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a low carbon society.

We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application.

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