The Legal Counsel will assist the legal team in supporting regional (North America – US & Canada, Europe, APAC) businesses with legal matters. The Legal Counsel will work under Assistant General Counsel, North America, with additional guidance by senior legal counsel, and will engage with many different company clients in varying situations.
Requirements
- Act as a legal resource and a trusted advisor to the business
- Review and draft legal agreements and documents for assigned clients under the supervision and direction of senior counsel
- Assist with conducting products litigation, including organization, review and preparation of discovery materials and interacting with outside counsel
- Review and advise clients on all forms of information and documents to be published to the public by the company for consistency with company intellectual property and products
- Advise business in environmental, social, governance and sustainability matters and participate in Sustainability / ESG global practice group
- Assist team in maintaining legislation and regulation tracking and developing various reporting
- Represent the legal function in various internal company projects
- Perform various legal administrative tasks as part of the Legal & Compliance Department including review of outside counsel billing, preparation of filings and reports for clients and the company, attending various company presentations and events
- Assist in identifying and protecting intellectual property generated by company research organizations as well as manufacturing units
- Develop familiarity with processes and procedures designed to protect trade secrets; offer guidance to R&D personnel and others in the company
- Proactively shares information or resources with others to further their success and that of the overall organization
Benefits
- Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
- Paid holidays, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
- Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Community Involvement & Sustainable Solutions
