Corporate Counsel

Are you high performing? Do you consider yourself a “contracts guru”? Are you strong at contract law, real estate, insurance, and general business law principles? Would you like to work for a 113-year-old, privately-held, regional company that boasts a strong brand and continued strong growth every year?

Miller Transportation Group seeks an individual to join the organization as Corporate Counsel to assist with the evaluation, preparation, and negotiation of a broad range of business transactions including but not limited to contracts, real estate, insurance, collections, and to participate in other related activities in support of the Business.

Requirements

Essential Duties / Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned) :

• Draft, review, negotiate, and prepare commercial contracts including supply agreements, sales agreements, real estate contracts, and vendor agreements (including information technology contracts) and provide advice to business teams concerning the same.
• Assist with collections and other legal matters relating to Customer defaults.
• Assist with and manage Accidents, litigation, and other related topics around daily business operations.
• Assist and guide HR on its activities and needs.
• Manage all other company legal activities and decide what work would need to be outsourced and what could be handled in-house.
• Provide legal advice on general business topics.
• Conduct internal training and provide legal guidance on compliance issues as necessary.
• Manage external counsel as necessary.
• Assist with the purchasing of Insurance and help manage Company insurance programs.
• Assist with real estate transactions to include all steps needed to purchase and lease facilities.  Responsible for properties, existing leases, upkeep, and so on.
• Provide other legal support as necessary.

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature, complexity and level of work to be performed by employees assigned to this position, and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and / or skills required.  It does not prescribe or restrict work that may be assigned.  Furthermore, this does not establish a contract for employment and is subject to change at the discretion of the company.

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