Description:
Overview:ALO is seeking an experienced corporate attorney to join its growing in-house legal department. This position requires a strategic, hands-on lawyer with corporate and commercial experience gained at a leading law firm and in-house, who is comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-moving environment. The position is an in-office role.
Responsibilities:
- Contract Drafting and Negotiation:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage the full lifecycle of a wide variety of commercial contracts across the business, including logistics and supply chain contracts, product endorsement agreements, technology, SaaS, AI and data-related agreements, professional services agreements, NDAs, statements of work, and other commercial agreements.
- Work closely with legal support staff to ensure all contracts are properly executed, tracked and stored.
- Policy Development:
- Collaborate with internal business teams to develop, implement, review, and maintain company policies and procedures to ensure they align with legal requirements and industry standards.
- International Operations:
- Collaborate with relevant business teams to address legal issues related to international retail operations, cross-border vendor relationships, and global expansion.
- Coordinate with outside counsel on jurisdiction-specific regulatory or contractual matters.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Serve as a trusted legal partner to teams including procurement, finance, IT, digital, creative, marketing and operations.
- Communicate legal guidance clearly and practically to non-legal stakeholders.
- Vendor Management:
- Manage relationships with outside counsel and other external legal service providers and ensure their performance aligns with company expectations and standards.
Other:
- Join a growing team that supports all aspects of the business and work closely with other legal team members (including IP, litigation, real estate, employment, and compliance).
- Proactively develop expertise in new legal and business areas as the business grows.
Qualifications:
- J.D. from a top tier law school and strong academic credentials
- Admission to the California bar
- Seven to ten years of relevant transactional experience in big law and in-house
- Experience negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
- Retail and apparel experience is a plus
- Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail and a strong work ethic
- Outstanding analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Self-starter with ability to balance many projects simultaneously and complete tasks accurately, on schedule and with minimal supervision
- Must be able to accommodate tight deadlines
