Description:
Job Summary:The Senior Counsel position provides legal counsel and advice to the corporate areas of the Company on various matters to align with business objectives and mitigate risk. Among other things, the role is responsible for monitoring, negotiating, and drafting key legal documents and transactions, managing, as necessary, pre-litigation disputes, and assisting the Director of Corporate Litigation to manage litigation involving the Corporation.
This position reports into the Vice President – Deputy General Counsel of An Energy Services and Delivery Company.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides legal counsel and advice to the corporate functions and business areas in a wide range of legal matters, risk management, and corporate governance.
- Conducts legal research and stays updated on changes in laws that may affect the Corporation.
- Assists with compliance efforts, including compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as well as corporate policies and procedures.
- Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts and other legal instruments to which the Corporation is a party and provides other legal support to the business teams. including the management of pre-litigation disputes.
- Works closely with clients, other in-house counsel, company management, and, in certain matters, outside counsel.
- Supports the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel and performs other projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school, Massachusetts, New York, Maine or Connecticut Bar Admission, and a minimum of 6 years of relevant legal experience.
- Self-motivated, resourceful, experienced, and agile to handle a broad range of legal matters, including ability to multitask.
- A good team player, well-organized, and able to identify business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems.
- Excellent oral and written communication, problem solving, analytical, organizational, and negotiating skills with demonstrated ability to achieve results.
- Excellent case and project management skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and presents high-quality work.
- Creative mind for finding solutions to complex issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills as a proven team player, to work, promote, and collaborate, including the ability to provide cross-functional support.
