Legal Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing, or otherwise authorized to practice law in North Carolina or Georgia.
• At least 3 years of relevant legal experience as in-house counsel and/or in a law firm.
• Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements.
• Excellent negotiating skills, keen analytical abilities, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Track record of handling complex business and legal issues in a fast-paced, agile, growth-oriented business environment.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating legal considerations to non-lawyers.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to manage complex issues with minimal supervision.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to influence and provide timely, effective legal and business advice, support, and training at all organizational levels.
• Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to identify and assess issues and provide legally sound recommendations consistent with good business practices.
• Strong managerial, communication, and relationship-building skills and ability to work across functional groups.
• Business interest, acumen, and savvy; collaborative, positive, business-friendly, and service-minded approach.
• Ability to coach and mentor others and adapt enthusiastically to changing priorities.
• Physical ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, and talk or hear; frequently sit; and frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move up to 25 pounds.
• Vision abilities including close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Big Law or Am Law experience.
• Experience in heavy equipment, manufacturing, or industrial distribution.

Responsibilities

• Work with sales, operations, procurement, supply chain, facilities, and human resources teams; help lead teams through complex situations and proactively identify legal challenges.
• Review, negotiate, and draft vendor, customer, and other commercial agreements.
• Promote use of the contract management software platform and repository, manage contract lifecycle responsibilities with business partners, and develop processes to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Provide concise, practical legal advice aligned with business objectives.
• Develop training for internal clients on contract terms and conditions, negotiations, pricing and promotions, government and regulatory compliance matters such as sales tax, and relevant legal developments and case law.
• Support the Credit team with customer collection matters, including demand letters, liens, and repayment plans.
• Maintain knowledge of the organization’s operations and legal documents and stay current on developments in the law through continuing legal education, reading, conferences, and professional associations.
• Manage compliance and maintenance of corporate subsidiaries and related records.
• Coordinate with HR, senior leaders, and outside counsel to ensure compliance with company policies and review and update policies as needed.
• Support merger and acquisition activity across the organization.
• Participate in strategic projects, financings, transactions, and initiatives.
• Supervise and manage outside counsel engagements as required.
• Coach and mentor people within the organization and shareholders.
• Assist with other matters handled by an in-house attorney and perform other duties as assigned.