Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial
About The Position
We are currently seeking a Senior Legal Counsel - Commercial. This person will play an integral role in providing legal support for the U.S. Operations and the related corporate support groups. The position will collaborate with legal colleagues and business stakeholders with a strong focus on negotiating contracts, providing regulatory analysis and tailored advice based upon an understanding and application of business operations. Primary responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, editing and negotiating a broad range of agreements, regulatory review and comparative analysis, and providing concise guidance on general corporate and preventative law initiatives along with management of outside counsel. In addition, the position will assist the General Counsel with global legal matters pertaining to business and corporate development including M&A activities as well as all non-coal mining initiatives managed by the Peabody Development team.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
- Admitted to practice with 5-8 years of experience.
- Project management skills and ownership of work.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with ability to communicate with people in a range of positions.
- Strong business acumen, solution focused and commercial minded.
- Strong organizational, time management and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Providing legal advice to ensure that commercial work is conducted within acceptable parameters highlighting business risks and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
- Providing legal advice to the sales and procurement functions for contract negotiation and dispute resolution.
- Negotiate, review and prepare a wide variety of agreements, including services agreements, supply agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, and various other commercial agreements.
- Collaborate across all functions to develop and update policies, practices and procedure
- Responsible for assisting the General Counsel in providing commercially focused legal advice on business development matters as well as all diversification objectives.
- Other legal matters as assigned by the General Counsel.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
