Counsel

Summary of Responsibilities:

Essential Responsibilities:

As an ATC attorney, you will support the business functions of ATC by:

• Assisting and providing advice and representation in connection with commercial transactions and on real estate documents and rights.
• Providing general business guidance and advice.
• Review, draft and revise standard Company-used forms, contracts, and easements, and assist counsel and internal clients with respect to the legal sufficiency, quality and standardization of Company-used forms, contracts, and easements.
• Assist the Company’s Supply Chain department and other business functions in connection with contracts and commercial transactions and lead legal negotiation and revisions of contracts, and prepare other legal communications between Company and Company suppliers, vendors, or other third parties.
• Assist the Company’s Real Estate department and other business functions in connection with acquisition of land rights and lead legal negotiation and revision of easements, drafting of easements, and assist in management of eminent domain litigation.
• Advise and counsel the Company on various commercial provisions, including advice as to risks to the Company.
• Provide preventative legal advice to all levels of Company with respect to new case law and proposed or new laws, rules or regulations in order to anticipate and avoid legal problems where possible.
• Represent the legal department in company-wide meetings and initiatives as assigned.
• Keep current with industry legal developments in areas of assigned responsibility.
• Participate in and provide legal counsel for such other projects and activities as may be assigned from time to time.
• Demonstrate compliance with Company’s Code of Conduct, all Company policies, procedures, required training, and all laws and regulations that govern Company.

Education

• Law degree (JD) from an accredited law school with admission to (or eligibility for prompt admission to) the Wisconsin Bar

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of experience handling a wide variety of corporate and commercial transactional matters for businesses. Strong experience in drafting and negotiation of contracts preferred. Experience with data privacy laws and related issues, real estate, and/or eminent domain litigation would be a plus.
• Strong capability to interface and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with senior executives, operational management, employees, and outside representatives. 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders. 
• Law firm experience or in-house experience in corporate and commercial law.
• Strong logical and methodological approach to problem solving.
• Must be comfortable with a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks simultaneously, ability to prioritize, and to engage in long-range planning.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution at a strategic, tactical and operational level.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Executive, administrative or clerical position in which employee is primarily involved with sedentary work, including keyboarding. 
• Requires occasional lifting of objects 10 to 15 pounds and/or light physical activity including bending, squatting, stooping, twisting, reaching, walking, standing and working on irregular surfaces.

This is a hybrid role, blending regular in-office presence with remote work flexibility.

Ready to make a difference and grow your career in a Great Place to Work? Join us at ATC!

The targeted base pay for this position is $137,900 to $160,900 annually.

Base pay is one component of our comprehensive total rewards package which includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life & disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time off plans, flexible work arrangements, and much more. 

*The pay range is a general guideline. Employment offers are evaluated individually and consider qualifications, experience, academic achievements, internal equity, and business needs. Pay exceeding the posted range is considered for uniquely qualified candidates. Interested internal candidates, with questions, please consult your Human Resources Business Partner.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

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ATC is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to foster diverse teams of talented people working safely together.  We respect and embrace diversity of all aspects and hire, train and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  We encourage women, minorities, veterans and individuals with a disability to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. 

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