Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States NewCold Melbourne Full time

NewCold Melbourne is a dynamic company in the cold chain logistics industry, focused on developing and operating large, highly automated cold stores.

We strive to be crucial in the cold chain of leading food companies, offering advanced logistic services worldwide. Our goal is to empower our people to handle food responsibly and guarantee food safety in a sustainable way.

About the Role

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will assist our business with advice on all legal matters arising within NewCold's operations, focusing on corporate and commercial contracting. This position reports directly to the General Counsel in The Netherlands.

Your responsibilities will include providing counsel on a wide range of legal matters, coordinating with internal and external legal experts, advising on various commercial transactions, and guarding against potential legal risks that the company may face.

You will support in managing the corporate structure of NewCold in the U.S. and Canada, advise senior management regarding compliance with all laws, regulations, and rules applicable to NewCold, and act as liaison between NewCold North America and NewCold Headquarters in Breda, Netherlands and our external legal vendors.

You will also research laws, including court decisions and legislations, and provide guidance on legal risks related to corporate business. You will work in tandem with Business Development and Operations to support commercial contracting and anticipate any unique issues that may arise.

Your experience should include contract and real estate transactions, construction, supplier and vendor contracts, and warehouse development and operations. You will manage a paralegal who supports the legal department and the business.

You will collaborate and work with other teams such as Treasury and the Tax team, and manage external legal firms and/or counsels.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience, minimum 2 years of experience working in an international capacity, Juris Doctorate degree with top academic credentials, licensed to practice in Illinois or able to obtain a license to practice law in Illinois.

Exceptional drafting skills with proven experience drafting complex documents to support construction and real-estate transactions, extensive knowledge of and practical experience working on contract law and contract negotiations, preferably including financing and merger and acquisition transactions.

Minimum 5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Real estate, technology, IT and/or the construction sector, strong oral and written communication skills, strong employee relations and ability to communicate cross-culturally.

Competencies and Skills

Strong understanding of the legal aspects of commercial matters, experience working in an international work environment and in diversified teams, ability to deal with rapidly changing conditions and the creativity to come up with solutions for problems that may arise during your projects.

The estimated annual salary for this position is $160,000-$180,000, depending on experience and qualifications.


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