General Counsel

World Finer Foods, LLC. • Bloomfield, NJ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The General Counsel, in support of the Group Legal & Compliance Director, develops the strategy to defend the company’s interests by defining strategic priorities for the company and coordinating the network of future in-house legal counsel (if relevant) and external advisors across all U.S. subsidiaries. This role involves advising company management on all legal matters, ensuring compliance with corporate law, drafting and approving complex legal documents and contracts, and leading the strategy for pre-litigation and litigation matters. The General Counsel will also supervise a team of legal professionals, select and oversee external counsel, and manage the Legal Department's budget.

Requirements

• Bar exam and legal privilege certification required
• Significant experience in a similar corporate role required
• Proficiency in or ongoing study of French and another foreign language

Nice To Haves

• Ability to take quick decisions and synthesize information
• Openness to having proposals regularly reviewed and challenged
• Ability to listen to the challenges faced by the company’s various departments, translate these issues into legal terms, and then provide a practical and pragmatic solution easy to understand and implement

Responsibilities

• Advising company management on all legal matters, particularly with regard to regulatory and case law developments
• Ensuring compliance with corporate law
• Drafting and approving complex legal documents and contracts (purchase, sales, mergers…)
• Ensuring the implementation of regulatory requirements (anti-bribery, competition law, etc.)
• Lead the strategy for pre-litigation and litigation matters by assisting management in negotiations with third parties and representing the company in court, with the assistance of outside counsel as needed
• Supervise a team of legal professionals by assigning them tasks in line with their job descriptions, support them in decision-making to help them advance in their careers, set annual objectives and participate in their annual evaluations and career development proposals
• Select and oversee the assignments of attorneys and other external counsel, ensuring compliance with deadlines and allocated budgets
• Present the Legal Department’s annual budget and projected budget for the following year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed