Closing Date: 31st October, 2026
Description:
The Corporate Legal Counsel role provides high-quality legal advice and support to the business and regional stakeholders in the North America region, ensuring effective management of contractual, commercial, and regulatory matters. Acts as a trusted business partner, enabling commercially sound decision-making while protecting FLS' interests, ensuring compliance, and supporting execution of strategic initiatives including M&A activities. This role reports to Regional Legal Leadership.Your Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on contractual, commercial, and regulatory matters for North America region
- Draft, review, negotiate, and support execution of contracts across business lines and corporate functions
- Support M&A processes including: due diligence, coordination of external counsel across jurisdictions, review of transaction documents and agreements
- Support major projects, claims, and dispute resolution activities
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal governance frameworks
- Manage and coordinate external legal counsel where required
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance to project and commercial teams
What you bring:
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Member in good standing of a US State Bar with the ability to qualify for full or authorize house counsel licensure in either Pennsylvania or Utah.
- Minimum 5+ years relevant legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department including significant commercial experience and transactional work.
- High level of professionalism and commitment to ethical conduct.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously while still meeting high quality and timeliness standards.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional/multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to influence others without direct line management oversight.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently manage outside counsel, when used, and adhere to a budget.
- Experience with managing complex commercial litigation, a plus.
- Experience in real estate, also a plus.
