Description:
Position Summary:This position is for a commercial in-house counsel generalist. The selected applicant will provide legal support and counsel to multiple business units and entities with a focus on identifying and mitigating legal risks and providing sound advice to corporate entities, with a focus on business transactions and the review and negotiation of various contracts related to supply chain, sales, fleet management, distribution, construction, real estate, and professional services.
Essential Functions:
- Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including but not limited to supplier, customer, national accounts distribution, sales, professional services, confidentiality, real estate, and license agreements.
- Provide necessary legal support to the procurement team during the competitive sourcing process.
- Serve as an in-house advisor, anticipating legal concerns and risks; offering solutions to mitigate such risks, and escalating, as appropriate, legal and business issues that arise in the performance of duties.
- Draft and manage standard contract forms and templates and novel agreements.
- Represent the company in contract dispute negotiations.
- Manage outside counsel as appropriate.
- Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Exceptional analytical skills, integrity, and judgment regarding both legal and business issues.
- Excellent negotiating, drafting, issue spotting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support senior management and operations personnel, and ability to effectively collaborate with others.
- Detail-orientation and ability to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced and high-output environment.
- Strong work ethic, personal accountability, and initiative.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Juris Doctor Law
Length of Experience: 3-4 years commercial legal experience
Licenses/Registrations: Member of a state bar (preferably Pennsylvania) in good standing.
Other: Specific experience with energy matters preferred
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
