Sr. Corporate Counsel - Commercial Transactions

Weyerhaeuser•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference. About our team: This position is on the General Corporate legal team. We are a collaborative group of 7 attorneys, 2 paralegals, a workplace investigator, and a team admin. We work together to support the complete needs of the various businesses including new and emerging focus areas as these businesses grow and evolve. This is an opportunity to join a highly supportive working environment while handling sophisticated matters for one of the industry-leading Wood Products and Timber businesses in North America. We really love the work we do, and we’re excited to welcome our new team member soon! You are an experienced transactional attorney who is confident advising business leaders on a wide variety of commercial and corporate matters. You hold yourself to high standards as a professional and are also a team player who gets along well with others. You understand business transactions ranging from simple to complex, and are comfortable becoming an expert in our approach to agreements and risk. You have an interest in a corporate legal work environment and a desire to grow with our team. In this role, your primary responsibility will be working alongside our existing commercial and corporate attorneys to advise internal clients on business-related transactions at the Company, including managing large, complex projects. We are growing our legal team to match company growth initiatives. It’s an exciting time to join a fun, fast-moving team who is responsible for providing legal advice, governance, and transactions support for a publicly traded company with over 20 million acres of North American timberlands and an industry-leading Wood Products manufacturing business. You will report directly to the Vice President & Assistant General Counsel and work primarily with a subset of our team responsible for providing guidance to Weyerhaeuser on all things related to our business divisions. We take our work (but not ourselves) seriously and strive to achieve excellence in everything we do. This position is located in downtown Seattle at Weyerhaeuser’s corporate headquarters and offers the benefit of working from home up to two days a week (Mondays and Fridays), subject to business needs.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate degree from accredited law school.
Ideally 7-15 years of experience practicing commercial/corporate/business law, both managing transactions and counseling clients.
License to practice law required; active member in good standing with the Washington bar preferred.
Exceptional drafting, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Proven record of assuming and directing significant legal responsibilities in a fast–paced, highly collaborative team environment.
Good team player, with a focus on client service.
Self-starter with a sense of urgency, integrity, and fairness.
Ability to establish and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with clients, stakeholders, law department team members, and other colleagues.
Excellent judgment.
Ability to travel at times.
The person in this position is expected to perform their job duties consistent with Company values, standards, culture, and business practices.
This attorney will act with the highest level of integrity and ethical standards in all aspects of job performance.

Nice To Haves

Legal knowledge of and experience with intellectual property, corporate governance, securities law, and/or Canadian business laws a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide legal support for Weyerhaeuser’s Wood Products business teams in all manner of commercial transactions, including M&A, procurement, sales and marketing, transportation, and other related transactions.
Provide legal support for Weyerhaeuser’s Strategic Land Solutions and Corporate Development business teams in various commercial transactions, including M&A, development projects, carbon projects, and other related transactions.
Provide legal support for Weyerhaeuser’s Corporate and Operations Procurement teams, including reviewing and negotiating agreements for SaaS and technology products, large equipment purchases, construction services, chemical additives, and other goods and services.
Support our corporate legal team on a variety of matters as they arise, including matters related to board governance, disclosure, finance, entity-level M&A and related activities.
Advise business leadership teams on issues that arise across a Wood Products business with operations throughout North America.
Develop and conduct legal training for the businesses we support.
Supervise, manage, and evaluate outside counsel on business-related matters.
Assist on other strategic projects at the company as needed.

Benefits

This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $157,600 - $235,414 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience.
You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 25% of base pay.
Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
This position is also eligible to receive $51,000 - $69,000 in restrictive stock units on an annual basis, as part of our Long Term Incentive Plan.
When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution.
Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs.
We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay
We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment.
We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.