Senior Legal Counsel (Northfield, IL)

Medline•Northfield, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Medline is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to provide a variety of legal services for clients across Medline’s business. This role will primarily focus on customer- and supplier-facing relationships, corporate relationships, and M&A activity, and provide sophisticated commercial counseling across key business initiatives. This role partners closely with senior leadership to enable growth, manage legal risk, and drive sound, commercially practical decision-making.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree.
Member of a state bar in good standing.
5 or more years of post-law school experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a corporation.
Strong background in commercial contracting and advising businesses on complex legal and operational issues.
Experience leading M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments, with demonstrated outcomes such as successful deal closings, risk mitigation, and smooth post‑closing integration.
Proven ability to balance legal risk with business objectives and provide practical, solutions‑oriented advice.
Excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives.
Process-oriented doer, capable of conceiving of, executing, and completing large-scale projects involving various stakeholders.
Intense curiosity, ability to quickly learn the business and assess risk.
Responsive, resilient attorney with sound judgment.
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, capacity to influence and build consensus.

Responsibilities

Serve as a point of intake for the Legal department for commercial relationships, assessing for commercial advisory and risk management purposes.
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and provide ongoing legal guidance on complex customer and vendor relationships.
Advise on contracting strategy, negotiation posture, and risk tolerance aligned with business priorities.
Translate legal risk into clear, actionable business guidance to support informed decision‑making.
Counsel clients on risk mitigation strategies within the attorney’s purview.
Negotiate and resolve related disputes prior to litigation.
Participate in legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions from inception through post‑closing integration.
Participate in due diligence processes, identify material legal, regulatory, and commercial risks, and propose practical mitigation strategies.
Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret transaction documents, including but not limited to, LOIs, purchase agreements, transition services agreements, and other related documents.
Support successful post‑transaction integration by advising on governance, compliance, customer contracts, and operational transition issues.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on legal implications of strategic initiatives and corporate growth plans.
Contribute to enterprise risk management by proactively identifying legal and regulatory issues and developing scalable solutions.