Legal Advisor/Junior Counsel

3 weeks ago

Fort Lauderdale, United States The Watches of Switzerland Group Full time

Watches of Switzerland is seeking a Legal Associate/Legal Advisor/Junior Counsel to join our exciting, fast paced, growing US business. This role will support the business by advising and working on a wide range of legal matters across a variety of practice areas including: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements and ensuring that proper policies and procedures are in place to meet the commercial needs of the business and contacts while managing risk. In addition, the Legal Associate /Legal Advisor will be responsible for continuously improving legal/compliance-related policies and procedures and managing local corporate governance.

The role will require diligence, teamwork, initiative, business acumen, and strong project and time management skills to advance multiple projects to completion and work across the business and functions to ensure quick turnaround of agreements and contracts.

The position will report locally to the VP Operations & Finance in the US and ultimately to the Group Company Secretary and General Counsel in the UK and be instrumental in building relationships and obtaining advice from external law firms to provide expertise across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial, real estate, labor law, trademarks, IP, criminal/civil litigation, data/cyber, insurance requirements and claims support, regulatory matters as well as mergers & acquisitions.

Responsibilities

* Provide practical commercial solution and business-oriented legal advice, support, counsel, representation and services to all functional areas of the company, including Retail, Marketing, HR, IT, Operations, and Finance.
* Work closely with the business teams and senior management to understand the needs and strategic objectives of the business in order to provide high quality, pragmatic and focused legal advice and assist in responsibly growing the US business.
* Providing regular updates to Group General Counsel and supporting with compliance on group policies and procedures
* Draft, review, negotiate and provide guidance on a wide variety of agreements including, acquisition documents, confidentiality agreements/NDAs, letters of intent, leases, commercial

Proposed Job Title Legal Associate/Legal Advisor/Junior Counsel

Location Fort Lauderdale Office

Reports To Group General Counsel and Vice President Finance & Operations

Department Finance and Operations

Position Type Full Time, Exempt

contracts with suppliers, service agreements as well as contractor/consultant/employment agreements ensuring both legal and business objectives are met.

* Support the business with all matters insurance related, focused around event management, insurance related and claims support
* Co-ordinate external advisers where appropriate and assist with managing external legal spend/budget.
* Work with colleagues to continuously improve contract structure, governance and processes as well as implementation and adherence to best practices within both the Legal function and the Group.
* Advise business units and support with training on regulatory matters such as anti-trust, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and other business-related compliance issues.
* Horizon-scanning -Periodically and proactively assess legal and compliance risk exposures for the business, and develop and implement risk mitigation initiatives including procedures, policies, and forms development.
* Support compliance activities and implementation of appropriate remediation measures.
* Monitor existing contracts using approved performance methodologies, tools, etc.; including identifying and recommending opportunities for improvement, reminders of renewals and notice periods, etc.
* Continuously strive for a deeper understanding of the organization and its unique needs in order to provide the most optimal evaluations and advice on a wide variety of legal matters.
* Provide acquisition support, including due diligence on legal and regulatory matters.
* Handle corporate formation and maintenance across the US including business licenses and related filings.
* Liaising with third party providers (including BizFilings / CT Corp) to support secretariat matters such as board/shareholder meetings and corporate filings.
* Participate in various global corporate governance/compliance activities.
* Perform ad-hoc projects and other duties as assigned.

Role Specific Skills

* Excellent organization with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment under deadline pressure.
* Demonstrated attention to detail, with advanced skills in identifying legal and compliance issues.
* Excellent written, oral, and listening skills with proven ability to interact effectively with varied audiences, including executive team members.
* Exercise discretion/confidentiality and demonstrate sound business judgment when performing assigned duties.
* Ability to proactively take ownership of projects and take initiative to achieve ideal outcomes.

Documents

* Legal Advisor.pdf (203.69 KB)
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