General Counsel (Onsite)
Company: S&S Activewear LLC
Location: Bolingbrook
Posted on: May 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary
We are looking for an experienced and driven attorney to serve as
General Counsel (GC). The incumbent will help support legal needs
to senior management with effective legal advice and assist in the
negotiation of contracts and agreements. In this role you will
serve as the point of contact for all legal matters, interacting
with business to proactively assess and manage risks and deal with
the routine legal matters. Also functioning to guide and develop
internal legal and compliance processes, procedure, and strategy.
All S&S Activewear employees must adhere to the guidelines
presented in the S&S Activewear Employee Handbook.
Schedule
Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM, Full-Time, Exempt
(Onsite - Bolingbrook, IL)
Duties and Responsibilities
The GC is expected to coordinate legal compliance and matters
professionally with CEO, HR, and other Senior Executive Team and
outside Counsel and partners pertinent to enforce company's
procedures and policies.
Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice to members of staff
on a variety of legal topics and matters that relate to our
business sector.
Provide effective guidance to ensure legal compliance and mitigate
risk exposure, taking into consideration both financial and
reputational business impacts.
Embed and maintain effective internal governance policies and
processes related to legal compliance for the company.
Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Marketing departments and
Professional Development to assure legal adherence for special
projects.
Collaborate with outside counsel to defend organization's rights in
contract settlements, negotiations, and litigation.
Drafting, reviewing, writing, and negotiating various contracts and
agreements.
Establish position and effectively negotiate with external parties
where required on legal-based business matters.
Provide training to company employees in relation to legal and risk
issues.
Creates competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear
connection between vision and action.
Gather information in a fast-paced business environment,
understanding business needs and goals, and working with intensity
toward effective, practical, and timely legal solutions.
Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as
external counsel or auditors.
Reviewing advertising and marketing materials to ensure compliance
with legal requirements.
Support due thoroughness examinations to connect with company
acquisitions.
Keep informed of new laws, regulations, and industry trends
affecting the organization and assist with the development of
policies.
Required Education, Skills, Abilities and Experience
Law degree from an accredited United States law school and a member
in good standing with a State Bar.
10- 15 years of experience with a major law firm or in-house legal
department.
5-10 years of experience with mergers, acquisitions, and
divestitures.
5-10 years of experience working with public and private
companies.
10-15 years of experience as a General Counsel for a large
organization.
Ability to create legal contracts, briefs, and all other legal
documentation.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the
ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the
organization.
An excellent written and verbal communicator, including the ability
to translate sophisticated legal issues into laypersons terms and
draft employee-facing communications.
Someone with sound judgement, ethics and integrity, discernment,
and decision-making capability in dealing with complex legal
issues.
Work independently and effectively with a wide range of business
partners and see projects through to completion.
Self-motivated and highly proficient in the ability to multi-task,
prioritize a high volume of diverse matters and tasks, and handle
unplanned work.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc.)
High degree of independence and autonomy required in the day-to-day
performance of duties.
Ability to travel as needed.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
Working Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role
routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones,
photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
S&S conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed,
color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship
status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, genetic information, disability, military status,
status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
S&S's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign,
transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability,
achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business
reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the
federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you
are authorized to work in the U.S.
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