General Counsel, Director of Legal Affairs

CTDI Careers•West Chester, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

CTDI is seeking an experienced, business-minded attorney to serve as its General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. This executive role acts as the Company's primary legal advisor and strategic counselor to the CEO/COO, family ownership group, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team. The position is responsible for managing all legal affairs, safeguarding company assets and reputation, mitigating enterprise risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting international expansion, and overseeing corporate governance. The General Counsel will provide legal leadership across various domains including transportation, warehousing, reverse logistics, Intellectual Property, international trade, employment law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, litigation, banking, and corporate governance. A key aspect of this role is balancing legal risks with commercial objectives while fostering the entrepreneurial spirit of a privately held, family-owned business. This is a highly visible position requiring a strong leader capable of prioritizing, planning, and directing activities as needed. The role reports directly to the COO.

Requirements

Broad range of substantive legal skills applicable to a large commercial enterprise in a technical market.
Ability to develop and implement legal strategies and solutions that eliminate or mitigate risks.
High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to direct and develop in-house attorneys.
Work closely with outside legal counsel.
J.D. from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Properly licensed to perform legal services for a corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
At least 10 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage a corporate legal office within budget.
Experience advising executive leadership, family offices, and Boards.
Experience with logistics, transportation, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, or technology-enabled services.

Responsibilities

Serve as principal legal advisor to the Company, Board, and family ownership group.
Provide legal opinions and interpretations to executive leadership, management, and staff.
Manage all corporate legal affairs related to customer and vendor contracts, real estate transactions, business transactions, patents, employee and labor relations, and litigation.
Ensure the organization complies with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Write and review contracts and other agreements, and negotiate and manage client, leases, and vendor contracts.
Safeguard the organization from legal repercussions and unpredictable situations (Risk management).
Work with key stakeholders to plan and implement internal policies and procedures.
Manage any litigation within or against the organization, and represent the corporation if litigation becomes imminent.
Manage outside legal counsel partnerships and department budgets.
Set the strategy for future legal needs.
Support the preparation of Board and Committee materials.
Partner with Human Resources regarding domestic and international employment matters, including employment law, wage and hour compliance, investigations, workforce reductions, and advising on Corporate Benefits Administration Committee.
Support leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, development projects, and facility expansions worldwide.
Support CTDI’s Intellectual Property and Patent Development strategy.
Support Information Technology team members in areas of Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Artificial intelligence governance.