Corporate Counsel, Contracts

The Corporate Counsel, Contracts will review, redline, and negotiate all types of contracts, including Master Service Agreements, Professional Service Agreements, and Vendor Agreements. They will also review current contracts in place and ensure they are up to date and compliant with policy and procedures.

What You Will Do

The Corporate Counsel, Contracts will work with various teams to resolve service issues, track invoice approval and payment, and support global initiatives such as Diversity and Inclusion and Sustainability. They will also provide continuing counsel on Company compliance and legal matters and liaise with internal staff to define and develop Company policies, procedures, and programs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset, flexibility, and a desire to work on a variety of legal matters. They will have excellent judgment and communication skills, with a strong attention to detail. They will also be able to prioritize and manage workloads to meet deadlines in a challenging and fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent)
• Licensed US attorney with membership in at least 1 state bar (preferably IL), with good standing
• 5+ years of law firm and/or in-house with experience focused contract law
• Corporate governance, vendor and supplier agreements, logistics agreements, warehousing agreements, technology licensing agreements, familiarity with US, and foreign trademark registrations, compliance and defense
• Employment law, privacy law, GDPR/Data Privacy on a global scale, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OFAC regulations and similar international statutes
• Strong knowledge in Air and Ocean Charter reviews that require immediate turnaround times

Benefits

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account (IL only), Flexible Spendings Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Accident, Critical Illness and hospital indemnity program, Life Insurance, AD&D, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave)
• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Savings Plan (401k)