Corporate Counsel
Otter Products
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Fort Collins • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per year
About the role
- Provide legal advice and practical guidance on issues that arise within or affect Otter’s global operations.
- Support the review, drafting, and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier, vendor, services, licensing, distribution, marketing, and technology agreements.
- Assist with the development, maintenance, and improvement of contract templates, playbooks, and internal legal processes.
- Provide legal support to cross functional teams including Product, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and Operations.
- Advise on product, marketing, and advertising matters, including review of claims, packaging, labeling, and promotional materials for regulatory compliance.
- Support regulatory and compliance initiatives, including product safety and environmental requirements.
- Assist with corporate governance, risk management, and policy development efforts.
- Manage matters efficiently with appropriate supervision, escalating issues as needed, and coordinating with outside counsel when necessary.
- Participate in internal legal training and helping business partners understand legal requirements and risk based decision making.
- Identify process improvements and contribute to continuous improvement of the legal function.
- Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree is required.
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. Bar.
- Admission to the Colorado Bar (or ability to become admitted within a reasonable period).
- Minimum of three years of experience practicing business or corporate law either in a law firm or in-house legal department (or a combination) is required.
- Experience drafting commercial agreements required.
- Experience with international matters and regulatory matters pertaining to consumer goods preferred.
- Exposure to consumer products, supply chain, product, marketing, regulatory, or operational legal matters is strongly preferred.
- Experience with contract lifecycle management tools (e.g., Agiloft, Ironclad, LinkSquares) is preferred.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life
- voluntary life
- long-term and short-term disability
- employee assistance program
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings account
- 401(k) retirement plan
- accrued paid time off based on seniority
- volunteer time off
- parental leave
- bereavement leave
- company holidays
- years of service awards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal advicecontract draftingnegotiationregulatory compliancerisk managementcorporate governanceprocess improvementcommercial agreementsconsumer goods lawinternational law
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillstrainingdecision makingsupervisionescalation managementinterpersonal skillssafety culture
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)Colorado Bar admission