Assistant General Counsel - Corporate

Overview:

Job Summary:

Additionally providing support where requested on commercial and procurement contract drafting and negotiation.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

Level Description:

Entry Level

Assists and provides strategic partnership with legal operations roles and contributes to their development, including but not limited to, assistance with continuously improving Corporate compliance practices where relevant.

Developing Level

Acts as an escalation point for other attorneys with less experience and members of the Legal Operations functions where they are working together on projects or specific matters.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• JD degree from an accredited law school
• Member in good standing of State Bar

Skills/Abilities:

Entry Level

• In-depth knowledge of US Corporate laws and excellent knowledge of relevant concepts, laws and regulations across several relevant and related disciplines, including contractual, employment, banking, finance, tax and accounting matters.
• Working knowledge of international Corporate laws and regulatory matters and issues.
• Effective technical, analytical and research skills to accomplish complex legal functions and tasks.
• Good financial acumen.
• Strong communication skills, clear and concise writing abilities; ability to communicate simply and succinctly and provide creative and/or pragmatic solutions to complex issues/concerns.
• Ability to effectively advise and partner across several business and operational functions.
• Established good, effective, and sustained working relationships and trust with colleagues and business partners.
• Developing leadership skills and credentials.
• Ability to routinely, independently and effectively manage complex corporate and vendor contractual matters on a variety of subject matters, including drafting and negotiating.
• Ability to provide creative and strategic counsel and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide support as needed to various roles and functions within the Legal Department and ACS.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a multifaceted organization.
• Sophisticated professional with good business acumen, sound judgement, with a service-oriented approach and the natural ability for developing constructive dialogue and feedback with executives, business leaders, and colleagues, as well as with outside counsel, customers and vendors.
• Established and demonstrable business acumen achieved through curiosity of the Company’s businesses and operations.
• Ability to solve unique problems with a creative and pragmatic mindset.
• Ability to operate with broad latitude in a complex environment whilst balancing commercial reality with risk mitigation.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, allowing for efficient operation in a complex and fast-moving environment.
• Ability to meet internal and external customer expectations and meet deadlines.
• High sense of ethics and integrity.
• Demonstrable exercising of leadership courage.
• High level of enthusiasm, stamina and energy.
• Self-starter who is able to work independently and as a team to meet the comprehensive objectives of the Company and the Legal Department.
• Strong intellectual capacity and high personal standards of excellence and strong work ethic.

Developing Level

Knowledge, Skills, Ability & Expected Behaviors

In addition to Entry level requirements:

• Strong technical, analytical and research skills to accomplish and resolve increasingly complex Corporate matters and issues including solutioning and strategy.
• Good and effective knowledge of international Corporate laws and regulatory matters and issues.
• Ability to routinely, effectively and independently manage increasingly complex contractual matters, including enterprise - wide vendor contracts and related documentation on a variety of subject matters.
• Experience and skill developing junior attorneys and/or professional staff which can be demonstrated through the measured development of others.
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge/keen awareness of external factors that could have an impact on the areas of the Company supported by the role; can demonstrate recommended and effective process, or other improvements and best practices.
• Demonstrable consistent and effective leadership skills and credentials with ability to influence senior leaders and executives.
• Established good, effective, and sustained working relationships and trust with senior leaders and executives.

Benefits Overview

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role is eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Hospital plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Company paid Short and long-term disability
• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)

• $169,200-$253,000
• The position is bonus eligible

Office Requirements:

• Candiates required in office 4 days a week

Core Competencies:

• Building Relationships
• Develop People
• Lead Change
• Inspire Others
• Think Critically
• Communicate Clearly
• Create Accountability