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Job Overview
This position will provide legal services to a multi-generational family office that has a wide range of asset classes and routinely engages in sophisticated transactions of many types. The Corporate Counsel will be a key member of the Company’s legal team reporting to the lawyer who started the legal department twenty plus years ago and who was a principal architect of creating the current family office’s structures. In this role, the Corporate Counsel will provide advice and support on a broad range of legal and associated issues involved in carrying out the strategy of the business and optimizing its performance. The work can include matters of reviewing and negotiating contracts, real estate transactions, estate planning, corporate compliance, mergers and acquisitions and general business law matters. The Corporate Counsel must possess the ability to surface and clearly explain legal considerations and the confidence to provide actionable recommendations on risk so that executives and senior management can make appropriate risk‑adjusted decisions.
A key trait required in this environment is intellectual and professional versatility and an entrepreneurial instinct.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Contract review, drafting and providing legal analysis on a wide variety of matters
Evaluate and provide recommendations related to complex financing and other corporate legal matters
Identify and implement improved legal and compliance practices to support well‑rounded decision‑making, mitigate risks and comply with regulatory requirements and generally accepted sound business practices
Support M&A activity for acquisitive organization, advising organization on legal diligence findings, negotiating definitive agreements that protect the Company’s interests, and facilitating successful deals
Draft and negotiate NDAs and letters of intent
Engage and manage outside counsel, optimizing support while promoting efficiency and cost management
Review, negotiate and provide guidance around simple and more complex real estate transactions and matters
Qualifications
JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in a state and in good standing
3–7 years professional legal experience preferred. Mix of law‑firm and in‑house experience a plus
Preference for legal generalist with commercial and corporate law experience but open to diverse background for specialists looking to broaden their experience; seasoned in drafting and negotiating complex transactions
Clear understanding of property ownership devices, including trusts, LLCs, corporations and partnerships
Experience working with industrial and manufacturing companies
Meticulous attention to detail with strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work within tight deadlines and within a team environment
Ability to provide clear risk analyses and recommendations
Collaborative, enthusiastic, and engaging, with ability to communicate persuasively, build relationships and secure commitment from others
Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast‑paced environment. Committed to timeliness and quality
Comfortable in a lean environment, with confidence to recommend actionable solutions and make risk judgements based on imperfect information
Action‑oriented and pragmatic
Effective and proven project management skills
Proficiency in Microsoft’s data ecosystem, including Microsoft Forms, Power BI, SharePoint and other features of its Power Platform
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
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A key trait required in this environment is intellectual and professional versatility and an entrepreneurial instinct.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Contract review, drafting and providing legal analysis on a wide variety of matters
Evaluate and provide recommendations related to complex financing and other corporate legal matters
Identify and implement improved legal and compliance practices to support well‑rounded decision‑making, mitigate risks and comply with regulatory requirements and generally accepted sound business practices
Support M&A activity for acquisitive organization, advising organization on legal diligence findings, negotiating definitive agreements that protect the Company’s interests, and facilitating successful deals
Draft and negotiate NDAs and letters of intent
Engage and manage outside counsel, optimizing support while promoting efficiency and cost management
Review, negotiate and provide guidance around simple and more complex real estate transactions and matters
Qualifications
JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in a state and in good standing
3–7 years professional legal experience preferred. Mix of law‑firm and in‑house experience a plus
Preference for legal generalist with commercial and corporate law experience but open to diverse background for specialists looking to broaden their experience; seasoned in drafting and negotiating complex transactions
Clear understanding of property ownership devices, including trusts, LLCs, corporations and partnerships
Experience working with industrial and manufacturing companies
Meticulous attention to detail with strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work within tight deadlines and within a team environment
Ability to provide clear risk analyses and recommendations
Collaborative, enthusiastic, and engaging, with ability to communicate persuasively, build relationships and secure commitment from others
Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast‑paced environment. Committed to timeliness and quality
Comfortable in a lean environment, with confidence to recommend actionable solutions and make risk judgements based on imperfect information
Action‑oriented and pragmatic
Effective and proven project management skills
Proficiency in Microsoft’s data ecosystem, including Microsoft Forms, Power BI, SharePoint and other features of its Power Platform
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
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