Director, Legal Affairs- onsite in Charlotte or Atlanta

Weisiger Group•Charlotte, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Weisiger Group is seeking a Director of Legal Affairs to assist the General Counsel with the company’s day-to-day legal needs, particularly by supporting business divisions with commercial contracts and advising leadership on regulatory and compliance matters. This leadership role calls for a strategic approach to supporting a culture of care, continuous improvement, injury and vehicular incident reduction, regulatory compliance, and development throughout a high-growth organization. The position works closely with cross-functional teams and provides practical legal advice, support, and training to business partners at all organizational levels. The job has supervisory responsibilities. The role is onsite in Charlotte or Atlanta.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate.
Admitted to the bar and in good standing, or otherwise authorized to practice law in North Carolina or Georgia.
At least 3 years of relevant legal experience as in-house counsel and/or in a law firm.
Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements.
Excellent negotiating skills, keen analytical abilities, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Track record of handling complex business and legal issues in a fast-paced, agile, growth-oriented business environment.
Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating legal considerations to non-lawyers.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to manage complex issues with minimal supervision.
Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
Ability to influence and provide timely, effective legal and business advice, support, and training at all organizational levels.
Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.
Ability to identify and assess issues and provide legally sound recommendations consistent with good business practices.
Strong managerial, communication, and relationship-building skills and ability to work across functional groups.
Business interest, acumen, and savvy; collaborative, positive, business-friendly, and service-minded approach.
Ability to coach and mentor others and adapt enthusiastically to changing priorities.
Physical ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, and talk or hear; frequently sit; and frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move up to 25 pounds.
Vision abilities including close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Big Law or Am Law experience.
Experience in heavy equipment, manufacturing, or industrial distribution.

Responsibilities

Work with sales, operations, procurement, supply chain, facilities, and human resources teams; help lead teams through complex situations and proactively identify legal challenges.
Review, negotiate, and draft vendor, customer, and other commercial agreements.
Promote use of the contract management software platform and repository, manage contract lifecycle responsibilities with business partners, and develop processes to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
Provide concise, practical legal advice aligned with business objectives.
Develop training for internal clients on contract terms and conditions, negotiations, pricing and promotions, government and regulatory compliance matters such as sales tax, and relevant legal developments and case law.
Support the Credit team with customer collection matters, including demand letters, liens, and repayment plans.
Maintain knowledge of the organization’s operations and legal documents and stay current on developments in the law through continuing legal education, reading, conferences, and professional associations.
Manage compliance and maintenance of corporate subsidiaries and related records.
Coordinate with HR, senior leaders, and outside counsel to ensure compliance with company policies and review and update policies as needed.
Support merger and acquisition activity across the organization.
Participate in strategic projects, financings, transactions, and initiatives.
Supervise and manage outside counsel engagements as required.
Coach and mentor people within the organization and shareholders.
Assist with other matters handled by an in-house attorney and perform other duties as assigned.