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Assistant General Counsel
WEGAssistant General Counsel facilitating commercial contracts to promote growth and mitigate risks at WEG Electric Corp. Responsible for contract review, negotiation, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in contract review, drafting, and negotiation, with a strong focus on compliance and commercial law within the manufacturing industry. Provides strategic legal counsel while ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
J.D. DegreeActive U.S. State LicenseContract ReviewContract DraftingContract Negotiation
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Commercial AgreementsNondisclosure AgreementsService AgreementsRisk ManagementRegulatory Compliance
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationResponsivenessProblem-Solving
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing IndustryCompliance LawCommercial LawLegal PoliciesContracting Guidelines
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as primary commercial counsel for assigned business units
- Ensure compliance of assigned business units with WEG policies relating to risk management, contracting, and regulatory requirements
- Partner with internal customers while maintaining an overriding commitment to conformity with Company policies, contracting guidelines, and established processes
- Forward disputes, investigations, and other non-commercial matters to the General Counsel promptly
- Advise business unit leaders on a broad range of commercial and compliance matters and report timely on such matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, nondisclosure agreements, service agreements, and other contracts (sell-side and buy-side)
- Highly responsive to legal requests, with excellent communication about timelines, deliverables, and circumstances of each transaction or matter
- Contribute upon request in the development of Legal Team policies and procedures, templates, and training, and proactively identify areas for improvement and/or risk mitigation
- Build and maintain an understanding of the manufacturing industry and the laws that affect the Company, with a focus on compliance and commercial law.
- Escalate concerns to the General Counsel as appropriate
Requirements
What you’ll need- Graduate level degree
- J.D., with active license in at least one U.S. state
- 5+ years of relevant experience in reputable law firms and/or in-house legal departments, including significant contract review, drafting, and negotiation
- Contract review, drafting, & negotiation (with emphasis on contract law)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive compensation
- Full benefits package