Corporate Counsel

Ingram Barge Company•Nashville, TN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Ingram Marine Group is hiring a Corporate Counsel team member in Nashville, Tennessee. The role provides legal services and guidance to all areas of the Company on transactions, litigation, and other matters with legal implications. The Corporate Counsel helps the Assistant General Counsel develop and recommend new Legal Department policies, procedures, and best practices, and represents the Company in industry and government relations matters. The position supports commercial, transactional, and regulatory work, along with incident and casualty response efforts when needed. It works with internal departments and external services while drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of agreements, including transportation, charter, operating, marine services, hold harmless, professional services, SaaS, and licensing agreements. It also develops and negotiates complex commercial agreements for the Company’s terminaling, freight-forwarding, and brokering businesses, including domestic and international air, ocean, and trucking. The Corporate Counsel provides concise legal guidance to internal commercial and management clients and supports department activities through regular and prompt attendance.

Requirements

Working knowledge of general business law, commercial matters, and transactional issues.
Experience drafting and negotiating contracts.
Highly self-motivated.
Ability to make sound decisions on issues affecting commercial and transactional matters.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Prior experience in a law firm or legal department.
Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
Law license in at least one U.S. state, currently in good standing, and ability to secure an in-house license or full license by comity in Tennessee.

Nice To Haves

Tennessee law license preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the Legal and Claims Team’s mission of providing customer service and support on commercial, transactional, and regulatory matters, and incident and casualty response efforts when needed.
Work with Sales, Logistics, Operations, Accounting & Finance, Information Services, Procurement, and External Services on contracts.
Draft, review, and negotiate inland river transportation agreements, charters, operating agreements, marine services agreements, hold harmless agreements, professional services agreements, SaaS contracts, and licensing agreements.
Develop and negotiate complex commercial agreements for the Company’s terminaling, freight-forwarding, and brokering business, including domestic and international air, ocean, and trucking.
Provide concise legal guidance to internal commercial and management clients on legal issues across the Company.
Help the Assistant General Counsel develop and recommend new Legal Department policies, procedures, and best practices.
Represent the Company in industry and government relations matters.
Support department activities with regular and prompt attendance.