Corporate Counsel - Labor Relations

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Location : Ft. Myers, FL, 13180 Paul J. Doherty Parkway, Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America

Alta Resources is Hiring!

Summary

The Corporate Counsel is responsible for managing all legal affairs of the company.

The Corporate Counsel reports to the CFO and ensures that the company adheres to the law. This position oversees all legal aspects of the business and safeguards the company’s reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and gives legal advice to management on all relevant issues.

This role is viewed by leaders as an enabler of the business while always remaining legally compliant and working under Alta’s Guiding Principles.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage legal budget / P&L inclusive of outside legal counsel.
• Corporate Governance oversight of all corporate entities in corporate legal entity structure.
• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (contract drafting and negotiations, labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.).
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies.
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust.
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights.
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization.
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility.
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
• Participate in litigation of cases, insured & uninsured matters.
• Develop, initiate, maintain and revise appropriate policies and procedures.
• Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Manage intellectual property portfolio.
• Regulatory compliance under all global data privacy laws and other global regulations governing the sectors.
• Support Human Resources with Labor & Employment law advisement.
• Participate in the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of all client contracts to ensure all compliance and privacy concerns, requirements and responsibilities are addressed.
• Draft, review and approve all contracts; including customer, vendor and real property leases.
• Regular attendance, punctuality and adherence to agreed-upon schedule of availability are conditions of employment and essential function of this position.

Leadership Responsibilities

Supervises and carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

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