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The Corporate Counsel has global responsibilities for various types of commercial transactions and corporate matters, including counseling, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, corporate governance, employee training, and business risk and process management. The Corporate Counsel will provide direct client management, counseling and training responsibilities and will have legal oversight for their assigned business areas. The position will support one or more corporate functions at the global headquarters and special projects on an “as needed” basis in matters beyond the Corporate Counsel’s designated areas of responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Counseling, reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements such as product and material sales or supply agreements, lease/sublease agreements, licensing agreements, third party manufacturing agreements, service agreements, business sale and acquisitions, basic financing transactions, real estate transactions, information technology related agreements, joint development agreements, consulting agreements, and secrecy agreements. Some of this work may be done in cooperation with other attorneys in the law department.
• Identifying and analyzing legal issues and developing and effectively communicating sound, understandable legal and business recommendations to the appropriate business managers.
• Participating in a collaborative manner in cross-functional business teams to identify, evaluate, and resolve complex business issues.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies.
• Developing and teaching in-house seminars to clients relating to various corporate and transactional issues.
• Preparing various corporate governance documents, such as resolutions and proxies.
• Working with business teams to create corporate policies, forms, and procedures.
• Working with counsel outside the United States to determine applicable legal and regulatory issues and creating appropriate solutions.
• Managing litigation matters as they arise in the assigned business areas.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• 5+ years of legal practice in corporate transactions and contracts
• JD degree and admission to the bar in at least one US state

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Outstanding analytical, consulting, drafting and negotiation skills with the ability to make well-reasoned legal and business judgments.
• Some familiarity with basic concepts of intellectual property law.
• Some familiarity with real estate transactions.
• Some familiarity with US antitrust law.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly and positively influence others.
• Proven ability to deal tactfully and confidently with a variety of personal styles across a large number of diverse international internal and external groups.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage projects or requests from several client groups. Strong leadership skills with a “results-oriented” mentality.
• A confident, positive, collaborative and assertive personality conducive to effective and harmonious interactions, both with other attorneys and with the Company's technical and business personnel.
• Willingness to learn new areas of law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities within the Law Department on an “as needed” basis

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law poster for more information.