Corporate Counsel, Business

Description:

The CorPorate Counsel, Business Position Supports Cooper Steel's Goals, Values, and Philosophy by Exhibiting the Following Behaviors: Excellence, Quality Service, Commitment, and Accountability. as A Member of The Cooper Steel Team, Performance Includes Demonstration of The Following Accountabilities: Communication, Teamwork, Job Knowledge and Leadership.

Position Summary:
The Corporate Counsel, Business Position Provides Legal Guidance and Support Across the Organization to Ensure Compliance with Laws, Regulations, and Company Policies.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the Company's business and transactions.
• Draft, review, analyze and negotiate contracts.
• Research and analyze legal issues, statutes, regulations and cases and prepare memoranda.
• Provide legal guidance to corporate leadership on various business and risk related matters.
• Coordinate and supervise work performed by outside counsel for business related matters, acting as internal support to outside counsel.
• Participate in the development of corporate policies, procedures and programs.
• Provide support and legal expertise for the compliance and internal audit functions.
• Assist executive leadership with other legal needs of the company, as needed.
• Provide support for the Chief Legal Officer, as needed.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Juris Doctorate Degree
• Active Tennessee law license with no record of discipline
• Minimum of three (3) years as a licensed and practicing attorney, either in private practice or in-house (Contract review/negotiation, real estate transactions, business transactions, and/or civil litigation experience preferred)

Other Skills:
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills; ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of individuals; good judgment; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; strong initiative; excellent attention to detail and time management skills; confidentiality and professionalism; computer literate with working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook; highly developed organizational, planning and oral and written communication skills; ability to work well with others; ability to effectively communicate complex legal concepts to non-attorney team members and make recommendations to executive management on legal issues; ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, both independently and in a team setting, with minimal direct supervision; willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time for litigation and business matters.

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