About This Role
This role involves advising the business on commercial, litigation, and regulatory matters, as well as negotiating and drafting commercial transactions and documents. The General Counsel works closely with executive officers and department managers.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the Legal Department and its staff
- Structure, negotiate, and draft commercial agreements and contracts, including vendor agreements, agreements with transportation and freight companies, lease agreements, nondisclosure agreements, merger and acquisition agreements, banking agreements, software and IT-related agreements, intellectual property agreements, and settlement agreements in commercial and lease litigation matters
- Oversee outside counsel in litigation matters, including lease disputes, copyright infringement cases, “hot goods” litigation, breach of contract litigation, and trade regulation matters, and right of publicity litigation
- Provide advice and counsel on compliance and regulatory matters, including data privacy, trademark and copyright matters, and bankruptcy matters
- Work with the SVP, Human Resources on personal injury claims, eCommerce legal matters, and TCPA matters
- Oversee legal aspects of the annual outside audit process
- Manage various projects and deadlines
- Effectively communicate legal risks with Executive staff
Requirements
- Juris doctor from a reputable university and member in good standing with at least one state bar (preferably New York)
- Minimum 8 to 10 years of legal experience as a corporate/commercial attorney, with experience in commercial transactions and corporate matters
- Significant experience as in-house counsel or outside counsel to companies in the retail industry, with knowledge of legal issues relevant to the retail sector
- Strong organization skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at one time
- Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others
- Strong technical skills with command of Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel
- Ability to identify problems, make risk assessments, and develop solutions
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