Description:

A Facility Management Company has an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Law.

Join a team with one shared mission - to make a difference, every person, every day.

We are more than 100,000 team members strong, from all backgrounds and corners of the world, with the talent, experience and compassion that enables us to make an impact. For thousands of clients across the U.S. and in more than 20 global locations, A Facility Management Company takes care of the people, spaces and places that matter most. We also take care of our team members —ensuring our company is a great place to work, and our communities are safer, healthier, and more sustainable places to be. Every team member at A Facility Management Company has the opportunity to make a difference. Every day. And we cultivate a culture where our team members feel seen, heard, and valued and can grow a career and a future with us.

A Facility Management Company is currently seeking to hire an Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Law (In House) based in our Dunwoody Office in Atlanta, Georgia. The AGC will be a trusted legal advisor and a member of the leadership team for A Facility Management Company's Education and Business and Industry - Central business lines and Procurement corporate functional group. The position will provide advice and counsel on commercial (non-employment/labor) legal matters including advice on: commercial contracts (draft, review and negotiate) strategic transactions, pre-litigation, ADR, and litigation dispute resolution (including disputes with customer, suppliers, and subcontractors, bankruptcies, and collections matters). Additionally, the position will support M&A and compliance for the business group, including providing advice and counsel on corporate policies and procedures, and help coordinate employment and labor legal matters within A Facility Management Company legal department.

Essential Functions:

Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, drafting and negotiation skills
Ability to manage competing priorities, simultaneously drive numerous projects, identify, and resolve business issues
Provide advice and guidance on litigation strategy and direction of legal suits
Assist in the management of the organization's litigation, work with the appropriate business units to resolve claims, contract disputes and litigation, providing legal advice as necessary
Provide counsel on legal and business matters to leadership, senior management, and key business decision makers
Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising senior leaders on legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
Provides comprehensive general legal services including contract review, drafting/preparing legal documents, and legal advice. Reviews legal aspects of administrative policies
Advise leadership on legal obligations, terms and status, legal risks, and business terms of various transactions. Advise the business on best practices regarding corporate governance
Negotiate and draft complex contracts, including vendor agreements, licensing agreements, master services agreements, purchase orders, services contracts, construction contracts, and manufacturing contracts, etc.
Exceptional business judgment and analytical skills

Required Qualifications:

Minimum six (6) to ten (10) years of relevant legal experience handling and/or managing commercial law matters as an attorney which can be either in-house, in a law firm, or in the government. Some prior experience in an in-house role is preferred.
Extensive experience conducting independent legal analysis of laws and legal risks, and the ability to make reasoned and comprehensive decisions/recommendations while considering the operational realities, priorities, and the needs of the business
Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts
Extensive experience proactively identifying and assessing legal risks and opportunities related to commercial law compliance and providing practical business?oriented recommendations to internal clients on options to mitigate the risk
Excellent critical thinking, analytical, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills – strong communicator with employees of all levels from frontline to executives
Strong problem?solving skills with the ability to work independently or in a team to develop practical solutions to accomplish business objectives in a complex industry
Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to handle, prioritize, and follow through on a considerable volume of work
Must be a team player and collaborator with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal clients and colleagues
JD degree from an ABA accredited law school and be admitted to a state bar
Bar admission in state of employment

Additional Requirements:

Ability to work regularly in two office locations within the Atlanta metropolitan area (Dunwoody and Alpharetta)
Expected to work in-person in an A Facility Management Company office a minimum of 3 days per week
Travel occasionally on an as-needed basis