Senior Counsel

Ritchie Bros.

Senior Counsel advising on legal and regulatory issues at RB Global. Overseeing legal compliance and managing legal team in a hybrid role.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,530 - $156,920 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advising senior management and field personnel on general legal and regulatory issues in the following areas: liens and personal property security / commercial transactions / tax / insurance / employment / import-export / trade / real property / construction / privacy / securities.
Advising on and leading negotiation and completion of major business acquisitions and key partnering initiatives, including preparation of key commercial agreements.
Assume lead role managing teams and projects having a significant legal component.
Providing front-line operational guidance to executives, regional managers and sales personnel and providing legal support to field personnel in negotiation of major consignments, sales transactions and credit arrangements.
Resolving commercial and other disputes, managing litigation and negotiating legal settlements.
Provide in-house training to new sales personnel and managers on legal and operational matters.
Managing and overseeing the development of Legal team.
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 3-5 years’ experience in private practice followed by at least 4-5 years’ experience as in-house counsel with a public company having multinational business exposure.
In-depth experience with personal property security laws.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, solid judgment and a 'results-focused' business mind.
Strong written and verbal communication skills essential.
Ability to travel in throughout North America and internationally from time to time
Office and/or remote work environment. This is a hybrid role (3 days a week in office) based out of our Westchester, IL corporate headquarters.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances
enroll in company’s 401k plan
RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed
15 days of PTO each year

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Hard Skills & Tools

personal property security lawscommercial transactionstax lawinsurance lawemployment lawimport-export lawtrade lawreal property lawconstruction lawsecurities law

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsnegotiation skillsjudgmentresults-focused mindsetwritten communication skillsverbal communication skillsteam managementoperational guidancedispute resolutiontraining and development