Description:
A Tobacco Company, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “A world without cigarettes,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable, but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest growing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US.In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision we are currently seeking a Staff Attorney in Richmond, VA.
The Staff Attorney will help manage the day-to-day legal tasks for the company and learn all facets of the company's operations. Areas to include, but not limited to, contracts, trademarks, consumer relations, regulatory requirements, internal litigation support, risk management, state/local government affairs and legislative tracking. This individual will be effective in exercising seasoned judgment and providing guidance to business and functional leaders across the organization.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Become familiar with federal, state and local laws regulating our business, including tobacco specific regulations, intellectual property and fair competition acts.
- Be familiar with company business strategies to ensure legal decisions are in line with business objectives.
- Assist in day to day legal responsibilities including contract review/drafting, marketing review, management of trademark function, management of regulatory training including FDA and marketing code of conduct requirements.
- State and local legislative tracking and assistance with state and local government affairs.
- Be in a position to advise sales, marketing and manufacturing groups regarding applicable legal requirements.
Requirements:
Education:
Juris Doctorate from accredited law school
Experience:
3-5 years of experience with at least 2 years at a large law firm or similar in-house corporate experience. Admitted to Virginia Bar or a reciprocal state or ability to transfer into the Virginia bar. Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Skills:
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of specialty areas including, but not limited to, regulatory compliance, state and local government affairs, contracts, trademarks and intellectual property, risk management.
- Proven ability to review, draft, revise and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
- Ability to solve problems and offer creative solutions.
- Robust interpersonal, networking, public speaking, and writing skills, with the confidence and credibility to act quickly, communicate effectively with diplomacy and civility, and command respect of both internal and external audiences.
- Ability to oversee complex projects and lead them to successful completion in an organized, efficient, and timely manner.
- Extreme attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and preserve the integrity of information and processes.
- Displays dignity, respect, and inclusion in interactions with colleagues and external partners.
- Ability to understand and translate into “plain language” the legal ramifications of alternative courses of action.
- Takes initiative and operates with a sense of urgency, decisiveness, and responsiveness.
- Strong work ethic with ability to handle a fast-paced vigorous schedule.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
