Corporate Counsel - Contracts

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The Corporate Counsel provides legal advice to the Company and generally assists management with a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including contract drafting and negotiation, interpretation of laws and corporate policies, dispute resolution and regulatory compliance.
The attorney works closely with multi-level operational departments to achieve business objectives within acceptable risk profiles.
The attorney performs duties consistent with legal and ethical requirements as well as Company values, standards, culture and business practices.
Core Responsibilities Drafting and negotiating complex and routine commercial contracts.
Familiarity with information technology and infrastructure is preferred.
Advising and counseling senior management throughout the organization on a wide range of domestic and foreign business issues.
Preparing and organizing documents for and assisting in closing corporate and commercial transactions, such as financings and acquisitions.
Supporting the Company’s internal legal compliance teams and programs.
Assisting the Company's treasury department on financing transactions, including credit facilities, letters of credit, bond issuances and intra-company financing arrangements.
Identifying and assessing legal risks and opportunities and advising business managers accordingly.
Supervising, managing and evaluating outside counsel.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.
They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and 5+ years of relevant experience.
Must be admitted to practice law in at least one state.
Competence as a lawyer; ability to manage heavy workload in a highly dynamic environment with minimal supervision.
Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills within and across departments and externally; must be proactive in providing counsel to clients.
Sound judgment; ability to clearly make reasoned recommendations and determine who should be kept informed.
Self-starter with good business sense and a sense of urgency, honesty and fairness.
Good team player; calm under pressure.
Self-confident and inspires confidence from clients.
Willing to travel on an occasional basis.
Committed to being a legal business partner to internal clients.
Strong writing skills required.
Strong communication skills required.
Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
Salary Range $94,000 - $138,050 EEO/AA Information Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.