Legal Manager

Ambler Metals•Anchorage, AK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Ambler Metals is exploring the Ambler Mining District in Alaska, home to the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects. The Legal Manager serves as the Company’s primary internal legal resource and supports effective corporate governance, Board administration, statutory compliance, and corporate records management. The role provides timely, accurate, and confidential support to the Board of Directors, Board committees, executive leadership, and business functions, while advising on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, and operational matters. The position coordinates Board and committee processes, maintains corporate records and compliance calendars, supports filings and approvals, and manages relationships with external legal counsel and other professional advisers. It also serves as the compliance officer for Ambler Metals LLC, monitoring and coordinating the company’s obligations under specified agreements and supporting related compliance tracking, reporting, policies, procedures, and controls. The Legal Manager drafts, reviews, negotiates, and advises on commercial agreements; manages outside counsel, disputes, and legal risks; supports corporate transactions and special projects; and maintains contract-management processes, legal matter files, privileged communications, and legal-spend forecasts. This is an in-office position based in Anchorage, Alaska. Work generally aligns with typical business hours, with occasional evening or early-morning work to support Board or committee meetings.

Requirements

Active membership in good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction; Alaska is preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, law, governance, corporate administration, or a related discipline.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in legal administration, corporate governance, company secretarial, and executive support roles.
At least 5 years of experience supporting Boards, committees, corporate governance processes, statutory records, legal administration, or executive leadership in a corporate environment.
Working knowledge of corporate governance practices, Board procedures, and statutory filing requirements.
Experience preparing Board materials, minutes, resolutions, and corporate records.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including accurate minute-taking and drafting.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines, meetings, and confidential materials.
High attention to detail and ability to maintain complete, accurate corporate records.
Sound judgment, discretion, and ability to work with sensitive Board and executive information.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, document-management tools, and Board portal systems.
Ability to build collaborative relationships with directors, executives, advisors, and external stakeholders.
Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and follow through on action items.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgment.
Ability to work in an office environment and handle prolonged periods at a desk using a computer and confidential documents.
Ability to move up to 15 pounds of files, supplies, or equipment at times.

Nice To Haves

Alaska bar membership is preferred.
Governance, paralegal, or corporate secretary designation is an asset.
Experience in federal financial, contracting, and accounting regulatory compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Board and committee meeting schedules, agendas, papers, minutes, resolutions, and action items.
Maintain statutory registers, minute books, corporate records, and governance documentation.
Provide directors and officers with timely information, governance guidance, and administrative support.
Prepare and coordinate corporate approvals, written resolutions, consents, and related documentation.
Assist with annual filings, corporate registry requirements, and compliance calendars.
Liaise with external legal counsel, auditors, regulators, and registry service providers.
Support governance policies, delegations of authority, and document-retention practices.
Manage confidential Board and corporate information with discretion and sound judgment.
Provide administrative support for shareholder matters, corporate transactions, and special governance projects.
Maintain a governance calendar for required filings, renewals, approvals, and Board-cycle deliverables.
Track Board and committee actions to completion and coordinate follow-up with responsible owners.
Support preparation of corporate documents for execution, certification, and retention.
Assist with due-diligence requests, corporate transactions, and governance reporting.
Serve as compliance officer for Ambler Metals LLC, monitoring and coordinating fulfillment of obligations under the Cooperation Agreement with the US Department of War, the NANA Agreement, and the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Ambler Metals LLC.
Oversee compliance tracking, internal reporting, coordination with applicable committees and stakeholders, and implementation of policies, procedures, controls, and reporting processes supporting contractual, governance, security, environmental, anti-corruption, audit, notice, and related obligations.
Provide practical, timely, commercially focused legal advice to the Board, executive leadership, and business functions on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, and operational matters.
Manage outside counsel, including selection and engagement, scope and budget, coordination of legal work, invoice review, and performance and value evaluation.
Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on commercial agreements, including confidentiality, consulting, procurement, services, technology, real estate, financing, partnership, and other business contracts.
Maintain and improve contract-management processes, templates, approval requirements, delegated authorities, execution procedures, and systems for tracking key dates, obligations, renewals, and terminations.
Manage actual and threatened litigation, arbitration, investigations, claims, and other disputes, including legal holds, discovery, case strategy, settlement evaluation, reporting, and coordination with counsel, insurers, and stakeholders.
Identify, assess, and communicate legal and regulatory risks; recommend mitigation measures and monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments.
Support development, implementation, and periodic review of corporate policies, procedures, training, and internal controls promoting compliance with laws, contractual obligations, and ethical standards.
Advise on employment and workplace matters, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, insurance and claims, records retention, and other ordinary-course legal issues, engaging specialist counsel when appropriate.
Provide legal support for corporate transactions, financing activities, due diligence, joint ventures, strategic initiatives, and special projects, including approvals, documentation, and closing requirements.
Maintain legal matter files, privileged and confidential communications, legal-risk and matter reporting, and forecasts of legal spend.
Perform other duties generally associated with an in-house legal function.