Senior General Counsel: Strategic Legal & Compliance

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

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.