IN HOUSE GENERAL COUNSEL

Job Description

Job Description

IN HOUSE GENERAL COUNSEL

SCOPE OF WORK

• Represents all legal and compliance matters of personal and all business entities currently in place or in the future.
• Provides overall leadership and management of all corporate, employment and commercial legal matters, facilitating strategically important Company initiatives for all business entities :
• Advises all Company personnel including senior leadership on all legal rights and obligations and negotiate, draft, and review all contracts for all business entities.
• Negotiates and reviews all business entity agreements, as well as the owner’s personal, legal interests, including but not limited to : Licensing agreements (inbound and outbound), international distribution agreements, vendor agreements, e-commerce and website agreements, software agreements, non-disclosure agreements, manufacturing agreements, related entity shared services agreements, joint venture agreements, operation agreements, work for hire agreements, real estate agreements, transactional support on acquisitions and inventor license agreements.
• Manages the drafting, review and implementation of complex legal contracts and statements of work for all business entities, as well as the owner’s personal, legal interests.
• Prepares and submits for litigation, complaints, responses, motions, interrogatories, depositions, discoveries, subpoenas, and other related legal matters as required.
• Proactively and efficiently manages all business entities’ worldwide IP portfolio and properties, including but not limited to : Product name clearance opinions, Product patent clearance and patent registration support, Copyright clearance review and registration, Preparation of product development agreements, Product artwork clearance, Formulating and implementing worldwide counterfeit program,
• Manages and resolves external disputes and litigation as they pertain to all business entities, and owner’s personal interests.
• Assists Human Resources, internal audit and compliance departments in investigations where required for all business entities :
• Develops and drafts responses to inquiries and investigations with external regulatory bodies as needed for all business entities, as well as the owner’s personal, legal matters.
• Manages and resolves all claims (general commercial liability, products and premises liability, errors and omissions, automobile liability, workers compensation, and property claims) relating to all business entities.
• Coordinates and liaises with broker, TPAs and claim adjusters on claim matters relating to tall business entities : as well as the owner’s personal, legal matters.
• Participates in claims review on all lines of coverage, including CA WC claims as they pertain to all business entities :
• Participates in the policy renewal process for all business entities, as well as the owner’s personal, legal matters.
• Manages the corporate records, minutes, and operation of Board committees in cooperation with other members of the executive team for all the afore-mentioned business entities.
• Responsible for management of all legal affairs, including external counsel, and liaison to the Board and executives of all business entities, ensuring effectiveness and cost control.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the President and CEO or any of the CEO’s designees.
• The duties and responsibilities indicated in the Scope of Work are subject to amendment by the owner.
28 days ago