Legal Services Manager

Responsibilities :

o Drafts and negotiates contracts and agreements with worldwide clients and suppliers.

o Creates and optimizes contract templates. Verifies contracts (Summary of Agreements / Issues Lists).

o Offers risk analysis and legal counsel on general compliance matters.

o Completes due diligence (legal research).

o Designs, implements and trains on policies.

o Offers legal and commercial advice on matters of employment, fiscal responsibilities, and transactions.

o Manages document repositories including Data Room.

o Manages corporate administration (i.e., annual filings), board administration (i.e., annual shareholder meeting minutes) and the corporate insurance policies.

o Advises on protection of intellectual property.

o Assists Finance VP with human resource activities (i.e., state payroll tax set up).

o Manages and supervises legal interns.

o Works with outside counsel on specific matters (i.e., trade compliance).

o Works together with parent company corporate counsel on select contracts and other legal matters.

Requirements :

o JD preferred with Bachelors + Masters in business related field with a strong academic record and extensive experience with commercial contracts.

o Experience in the manufacturing sector preferred.

o Hands on drafting / redlining experience.

o Must be highly organized, detail oriented, thorough and thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

o Experience successfully working in a worldwide, fully remote position with remote managerial and / or project management experience.

o Experience in an office environment working with MSWord, Outlook, Teams and Adobe Acrobat Pro is a plus. Presentation and client negotiation skills needed.

o Occasional availability in evenings for meetings with the China based corporate legal team and clients based in Asia.