Description:
Job Description:Build Your Career Where You Matter
Join The Cook & Boardman Group, the nation's leading provider of architectural doors, frames, hardware, specialty products, and complete security integration services.
At The Cook & Boardman Group, trust and communication are the foundation of how we work. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career has room to grow. Whether you're a problem-solver, innovator, or passionate about service, you'll thrive here.
Why Work With Us?
We're committed to your success, personally and professionally. You'll have access to:
Be part of a team that invests in your future, celebrates your success, and values your contribution.
The Legal Counsel will serve as a key member of the Legal department, providing hands-on support across contract review and negotiation, M & A due diligence, and corporate restructuring and governance initiatives. This role is designed for an early-career attorney who is highly detail-oriented, a demonstrated critical thinker, business-minded, and eager to build depth across transactional legal work and corporate operations.
Approximately 50% of this role will focus on contract review and management, with the remaining 50% dedicated to supporting M&A, corporate restructuring, entity management, and related strategic initiatives. The Legal Counsel will work closely with the General Counsel and cross-functional business partners to ensure legal compliance, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Preferred:
Key Competencies:
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this role, the employee will regularly communicate verbally and in writing, and must be able to see and hear in a typical office setting. The role frequently involves sitting, walking, standing, using hands to handle or feel, and reaching with arms and hands.
Work Environment:
This position operates primarily in a professional office environment. It routinely involves the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, copiers, and filing systems. Occasional business travel may be required.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for success in the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Cook & Boardman Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Join The Cook & Boardman Group, the nation's leading provider of architectural doors, frames, hardware, specialty products, and complete security integration services.
At The Cook & Boardman Group, trust and communication are the foundation of how we work. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career has room to grow. Whether you're a problem-solver, innovator, or passionate about service, you'll thrive here.
Why Work With Us?
We're committed to your success, personally and professionally. You'll have access to:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
- Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off for rest, family, and self-care.
- Career Growth: You'll benefit from continuous learning, mentorship, and leadership training including access to C&B University, our in-house development program.
- Supportive Culture: Innovation, creativity, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do.
Be part of a team that invests in your future, celebrates your success, and values your contribution.
The Legal Counsel will serve as a key member of the Legal department, providing hands-on support across contract review and negotiation, M & A due diligence, and corporate restructuring and governance initiatives. This role is designed for an early-career attorney who is highly detail-oriented, a demonstrated critical thinker, business-minded, and eager to build depth across transactional legal work and corporate operations.
Approximately 50% of this role will focus on contract review and management, with the remaining 50% dedicated to supporting M&A, corporate restructuring, entity management, and related strategic initiatives. The Legal Counsel will work closely with the General Counsel and cross-functional business partners to ensure legal compliance, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contract Review & Management (≈50%)
- Review, analyze, and summarize a wide range of commercial contracts, including but not limited to:
- Vendor and supplier agreements
- Customer contracts
- NDAs and confidentiality agreements
- Professional services agreements
- Identify legal, financial, and operational risks and escalate issues to the General Counsel as appropriate.
- Support contract negotiations by drafting revisions, redlines, and issue summaries.
- Ensure contracts align with company policies, risk tolerance, and standard terms.
- Assist in maintaining contract repositories and tracking key contractual obligations, renewals, and expirations.
- Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Operations to support timely and compliant contract execution.
- M & A Due Diligence; Corporate Restructuring & Governance (≈50%)
- Support corporate restructuring initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, integrations, dissolutions, and entity realignments.
- Prepare and review internal legal documentation related to M &A, corporate changes, reorganizations, and compliance requirements.
- Support due diligence efforts for acquisitions and internal reorganizations.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 1–3 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment, with exposure to contract review and/or corporate law. Experience with construction law a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and drafting skills.
- High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or corporate restructuring.
- Familiarity with entity management, corporate governance, and compliance processes.
- Experience working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.
- Comfort working with contract management systems and legal technology tools.
Key Competencies:
- Business-oriented legal thinking
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication
- Strong follow-through and execution discipline
- Collaborative, service-oriented mindset; servant leadership
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this role, the employee will regularly communicate verbally and in writing, and must be able to see and hear in a typical office setting. The role frequently involves sitting, walking, standing, using hands to handle or feel, and reaching with arms and hands.
Work Environment:
This position operates primarily in a professional office environment. It routinely involves the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, copiers, and filing systems. Occasional business travel may be required.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for success in the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Cook & Boardman Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
