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Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Senior Legal Counsel is to provide legal advice; partnering closely with business leadership to drive business growth, compliance initiatives, and minimize risk to the business.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including real-estate, debt, construction, sales, vendors, and partnership contracts.
- Handle collection matters for the Company and assist Credit Department with improving procedures and processes
- Improve legal department processes.
- Support internal projects, trainings, and processes, and drive cross-functional efforts.
- Ensure the Company adheres to all applicable laws and regulations, including developing and implementing compliance policies.
- Oversee the Company's intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks and copyrights
- Help oversee the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside counsel
- Identify potential legal risks within business operations and advising on mitigation strategies
- Conduct training for Company employees as needed and any legal operating framework, including issue resolution, escalation, compliance processes and risk management
- Other duties as assigned
- Work cooperatively with others
- Comply with all company policies and procedures
- Maintain regular, punctual and reliable attendance and availability
All the tasks described in these Job Duties and Responsibilities are the essential functions of this job. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship or direct threat.
Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited law school
- 5-7 + years legal practice experience
- Real-estate and corporate experience preferred
- In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to build relationships, openly share knowledge, and effectively collaborate with business managers and outside counsel
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively at all levels of the organization and externally
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- Possess a satisfactory driving record as determined by Company Driver Policies
Travel Requirement:
- 20% travel to branches and other operating companies requiring some overnight stay, travel to industry related conferences and training requiring some extended stay
Other:
Possible 24/7 On Call Availability
This job description is not an exhausted list of all functions that employee may be required to perform, and employee may be required to perform additional functions. Mingledorff’s and its subsidiaries (“Company”) reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Employment is at-will.
The Company promotes a drug-free, alcohol-free workplace. Applicants being considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration
Attention Applicants:
The Company is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact hrteam@mingledorffs.com for assistance with an accommodation.
This Job Description is not a contract and job functions are subject to change at company’s discretion with or without notice to the incumbent of the position.
