Job Description

SUMMARY: The General Counsel reports directly to the CEO. They are responsible for negotiating, writing, reviewing, enforcing, summarizing, researching and executing a wide variety of agreements, including marketing, sales, employment, agreements, licensing agreements, real estate leases, confidentiality agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and other general business contracts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES JOB TASKS/DUTIES (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE):

• Negotiate, write, and execute agreements and contracts.
• Offer expert counsel and legal insight on a variety of legal issues.
• Advise executives within the company and work alongside employees in Strategic Business Units, Marketing, Brand Communication, Sales, and Human Resources.
• Manage various projects and deadlines.
• Advise executives on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals.
• Explain legal ramifications of the decision-making process.
• Draft terms and conditions in agreements.
• Ensure legal objectives are met.
• Research unique legal issues impacting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates, as they happen.
• Perform pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights.
• Participate in the litigation process, manage outside counsel, develop and implement legal strategies designed to minimize risk to the Company.
• Review advertising and marketing materials to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Provide legal guidance on HR, employment and personnel matters. Manage HR functions.
• Develop solutions to complex legal questions.
• Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action.
• Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically.
• Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks.
• Base your decision-making process on ethics and integrity.
• Able to work independently.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

· Valid California State Bar

· Minimum 7 years’ experience as an In-House General Counsel.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, CORE COMPETENCIES AND EXPECTATIONS:

· Proven general counseling experience in business environment.

· Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigation, labor law, intellectual property, etc).

· In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations.

· Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives.

· Well-versed in how business operate with financial acumen and ability to negotiate effectively.

· High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas.

· Excellent judgement and analytical skills.

· First class interpersonal and communication skills.

· Ability to actively anticipate and mitigate potential legal issues or risks and to “see around the corner”.

· Ability to look at an issue and identify what is missing as well as what is there.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

· Continually required to sit

• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity