About This Role
Serving as a trusted legal advisor, the Corporate Counsel will provide practical, business-focused counsel across a broad range of matters to Worthington Enterprises, its subsidiaries, and affiliates. This role partners with leaders throughout the organization on various legal and compliance issues.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders throughout the organization on corporate governance
- Support mergers and acquisitions and business ventures
- Handle commercial contracts
- Address labor and employment matters
- Manage compliance and regulatory issues
- Oversee risk and litigation management
Requirements
- 3-7 years of experience at a leading law firm or corporate legal department (or combination thereof)
- J.D. from a selective law school
- Admitted to practice law and in good standing in Ohio or another state with ability to become licensed or registered as in-house counsel in Ohio within 12 months and as soon as possible upon hire
- Outstanding written and oral business communication skills
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Strong drafting and negotiating skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with both flexibility and effective time management skills to balance multiple priorities
- Comfortable taking ownership and accountability for projects
- Strong commitment to high quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance
Nice to have:
- Experience with commercial transactions
- Strong business judgment and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated understanding of business problems and ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs
- Ability to work independently or as a part of a team
- Ability to coordinate, manage and collaborate with outside counsel
- Work well with a wide range of personalities, expectations, and competing deadlines and demands
- Competency with current technology, including ability to perform legal research
- Ability to effectively interface with a broad range of key stakeholders
- Ability to quickly learn the various business areas and respond to changing needs based on the growth of the organization
- Experience identifying and implementing new processes and systems to drive operational efficiencies
Benefits
- Quarterly profit sharing with no cap
- Day 1 benefits
- Onsite medical center
- Onsite pharmacy
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