Senior Commercial Counsel
Our client, a Global Manufacturer is looking to hire a Senior Commercial Counsel to join the global commercial group of their legal team out of North Houston. In this role, you will lead all commercial legal matters for each division of the company, as well as interact with all levels of management on both the commercial and the business end. Teams you'll be working in tandem with in addition to the commercial team include procurement, sales, marketing, IT, finance, quality, etc. You will also be encouraged to utilize your background to assist with and reach expanding your practice from solely commercial work to areas of interest.
Job Title: Senior Commercial Counsel
Compensation: 220,000 - 250,000 with bonus & benefits.
Job Description:
- Be the lead legal representative on both domestic and global legal & business strategy matters
- Advise on a broad range of commercial legal matters, including transactions, contracts, regulations, and claims
- Support commercial matters via negotiations, relating to both supply & procurement
- Bring creative and strategic ideas on how to grow the business to meetings to upper level management.
- Support litigation and other matters handled in coordination with outside counsel under the Head of Litigation
- Work cross-functionally with employees across the company and business units
- Draft and review a broad range of legal documents including contracts, quality requirements, compliance instructions, and training materials
- Train and work alongside associates on a global scale
Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in commercial law, strong preference for in-house commercial experience.
- Experience in the chemical manufacturing / manufacturing space is a plus.
- Comprehensive experience with commercial contracts
- Proactive, solutions-minded, and business-oriented mindset
- Comfortability working alongside co-workers from legal support staff to C-suite
- A membership of the Bar Association, with a preference to Texas
If interested, reach out to Nicholas Beard
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