Job Summary
The TITLE is responsible for providing legal advice, protection, and interpretation for ReSource Pros Global businesses. This role collaborates closely with the Business Development team to develop service agreements that meet client needs, while protecting ReSource Pros interests. In addition to preparing service agreements and statements of work, this role manages key legal/compliance programs that affect the business enterprise. Programs can be related to compliance, privacy, risk, and mergers and acquisitions.
Principal Responsibilities
- Contract Development
- Coordinate directly with RSP Support Team and both sales and client executives to gather data and develop new Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOW's) with both a commercial and legal mindset.
- Develop new service agreements, manage multiple agreement iterations, and make final language determinations for non-standard agreements. Collaborate with business development to develop contracts that meet client needs while maintaining integrity of ReSource Pros interests.
- Review and draft revisions to contract documents provided by RSP customers.
- Escalate issues/questions to the VP, General Corporate Counsel for input.
2.Legal Program Management
- Lead, develop, and manage key legal/compliance programs for the firm. Programs may be related to Privacy, Compliance, Anti-Corruption, or Risk Management that affect the business enterprise. Collaborate with business partners to develop and enhance programs.
- Research, prepare materials, and deliver presentations/discussions to business stakeholders. Explain rules and regulations to business partners to ensure appropriate processes and policies are implemented to maintain compliance.
- Track compliance requirements and lead efforts to provide required updates (e.g., FCPA, rivacy).
3.Thought Leadership & Project Support
- Research and prepare memos regarding new laws/regulations and their applicability to USA and Global businesses (e.g., privacy, employment, immigration). Evaluate and interpret how government policies and regulations impact ReSource Pros business. Make recommendations to ReSource Pro business stakeholders
- Provide input to the VP, General Corporate Counsel on challenging or unique issues and lead miscellaneous team projects. Support legal due diligence processes related to M&A activity.
Education Background
Working Experience required and preferred
- 8+ years as a Legal Counsel
Behavioral/technical skills; Competencies
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in business environment
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- Awareness and ability to understand and draft contractual laws related to delivery of services and products
- Ability to come up with creative problem-solving approach to contract deadlocks
- Apply regulatory and legal knowledge in recommending trade-offs to help the decision-making process
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- Comfortable to operate both remotely and in an office environment
- Flexible as to working hours, when necessary
- Foster collaborative team environment with other Legal Counsel
- Demonstrated ability to timely handle demands of various stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to independently handle key projects for the business enterprise
