INACTIVE
Full-Time
General Counsel
Posted on 7/19/2023
Weather and digital media company
Data & Analytics
Compensation Overview
$250,000 - $500,000Annually
Senior, Expert
State College, PA, USA + 2 more
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Marketing
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association accredited law school and at least 10-15 years of related experience as general counsel in a corporate environment and/or training, or equivalent combinations of education and experience
- An applicable state license to practice law
- Broad overview experience in Intellectual Property law, including patent law, licensing of IP rights and IP due diligence
- Experience working in the Digital Media industry is helpful
- Familiarity of employment law and compliance investigations with DOL / OFCCP
- Experience with, and strong understanding of corporate law, contracts and associated laws
- Ability to quickly process, analyze and interpret contract documents from various origins of intent
- Ability to draft and understand contract documents, write reports and business correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from executive board members, managers, and partners
- General knowledge of and experience with tax laws and standards
- Ability to understand and explain various contract documents, including international translations and interpretations
- Ability to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions related to contract documents
- Experience in directing strategy and managing complex IP Litigation
- Experience Managing team of attorneys and supervising legal support team; experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources
- Knowledge and experience working on matters of corporate governance with a board of directors
Responsibilities
- Responsible for formulating and implementing the overall legal philosophy and strategy of the organization domestically and globally, in support of long-term goals and objectives
- Provides advice and counsel to the CEO and Chairman as well as the most senior executives of AccuWeather on material legal and business matters with potential impact to the organization
- Applies both seasoned business and legal judgement while serving as a senior member of the executive leadership team
- Provide oversight to the organization on matters of organizational governance and compliance
- Develop and lead corporate legal strategy to promote and protect company matters
- Act as AccuWeather's senior legal counsel and lead in-house legal team
- Act as strategic legal advisor to the CEO & Chairman of AccuWeather
- Responsible for the organization's data privacy to ensure compliance with various regulations and best practices
- Responsible for leadership and development of legal functions in the most effective way to ensure the legal goals and objectives are obtained
- Defines and manages the overall budget for the legal department balancing the use and deployment of internal and external legal resources
- Negotiation of high-level contracts and their drafting
- Business transaction development and counseling with a particular emphasis on international law
- Protection of intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets
- Advise executives within the company and work alongside employees in Strategic Business Units, Marketing, Brand Communication, Sales, Human Resources, Corporate Alliances, and International Divisions
- Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs
- Serves as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures
- Judges the merits of major court cases filed against or on behalf of the company, works with the appropriate executive(s) to define a strategic defense and approves settlements of disputes where warranted
- Assumes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance laws and regulations
- Developing and leading internal audits and corporate compliance initiatives
- Advises on legal aspects of the company's financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities
- Maintaining proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state, and federal governmental bodies, legislatures and the community
- Preparing legal forms such as nondisclosure agreements or proprietary information agreements
- Other duties as business needs require
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Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
State College, Pennsylvania
Founded
1962
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↓ -8%1 year growth
↓ -9%2 year growth
↓ -16%INACTIVE