Regional Legal Counsel

Adler Pelzer USA Careers • Troy, MI

7h • Remote

About The Position

Adler Pelzer Group is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Regional Legal Counsel to lead all legal matters across our North America region. This role will serve as the primary legal authority for the business, providing strategic, practical, and business-oriented legal guidance across all functions. This position is designed to internalize legal expertise currently handled by external firms, reduce outside counsel dependency, and embed legal strategy directly into business decision-making.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar license (Michigan preferred).
• 15+ years of legal experience (mix of law firm + in-house strongly preferred).
• Significant experience in: Automotive, manufacturing, or industrial environments.
• Significant experience in: Commercial contracts and supply chain law
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently as sole/lead counsel.

Nice To Haves

• Highly experienced attorney seeking a strategic, high-impact position where they can leverage extensive experience in a more focused, business-integrated environment.
• Prior General Counsel, Senior Counsel, or Partner-level experience
• Strong business acumen, understands operations, not just legal theory
• Experience managing or replacing outside counsel relationships
• Comfortable making decisions without over-lawyering issues

Responsibilities

• Lead all customer and supplier contracting.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supply, pricing, warranty, tooling, and terms agreements.
• Advise on pricing disputes, warranty claims, and chargebacks.
• Develop contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Advise CEO, CFO, COO and HR leadership on legal and business matters.
• Support operations, engineering, sales, finance, and HR with risk-based guidance.
• Translate legal risk into clear business decisions.
• Identify and mitigate legal risk across operations.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and Mexico laws, including environmental, labor, and safety regulations.
• Implement company-wide legal policies and frameworks.
• Lead litigation strategy and manage outside counsel.
• Drive early dispute resolution to reduce legal costs.
• Oversee product liability, commercial, and employment-related claims.
• Support U.S. and Mexico operations on trade, compliance, and governance.
• Ensure alignment and consistency across regions.
• Support board-level matters, governance, and corporate records.
• Advise on M&A, restructuring, and strategic transactions.
• Counsel on employee relations, investigations, and labor matters.
• Guide terminations, discipline, and policy compliance.
• Protect company IP and proprietary processes.
• Advise on product liability and engineering risk decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and generous benefits package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance options from day one.
• Generous and flexible paid time off.
• 401(K) match, fully vested.
• Company provided life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurances, employee assistance program.
• Variety of automobile purchase discounts (Stellantis (FCA), BMW, Ford, GM, Subaru-many others)
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree