Join Our Team as a Junior Corporate Counsel!
Are you a motivated legal professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic business environment? We're seeking a Junior Corporate Counsel who is eager to partner with business leaders, solve complex legal challenges, and help drive strategic business initiatives.
In this role, you'll provide practical, business-focused legal guidance across commercial transactions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, contract management, litigation, and employment matters. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify legal risks, develop practical solutions, and support the company's continued growth and success.
If you're passionate about combining legal expertise with business strategy and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
· Legal Counsel & Business Advisory: Provide timely and practical legal guidance to management and business units on a broad range of corporate, commercial, operational, and regulatory matters. Identify legal risks and recommend solutions that support business objectives while protecting the organization's interests.
· Contract Management: Draft, review, revise, interpret, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including vendor, customer, licensing, confidentiality, service, and independent contractor agreements, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, company policies, and acceptable risk levels.
· Corporate Governance & Corporate Records: Assist in maintaining corporate governance records and legal entities by preparing and managing corporate filings, annual reports, board documentation, resolutions, licenses, registrations, and other statutory records required to maintain legal compliance.
· Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Partner with Compliance and Risk Management to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks. Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations, develop and update corporate policies, and assist in delivering compliance training to promote adherence to legal and ethical standards.
· Litigation Management: Support the management of litigation, claims, disputes, and government inquiries by coordinating with internal stakeholders and outside counsel, overseeing document collection, monitoring case progress, and assisting with legal strategy and resolution.
· Intellectual Property: Support the company's domestic and international intellectual property portfolio by assisting with trademarks, patent, copyright, and trade secret matters, including registrations, portfolio maintenance, enforcement actions, licensing, and coordination of related legal proceedings.
· Product & Commercial Support: Provide legal guidance with product development, engineering, procurement, sales, and other business functions to support product development, commercialization, marketing initiatives, and ongoing business operations while minimizing legal and regulatory risk.
· Employment & Labor Law Support: Provide legal support to Human Resources on employment-related matters, including workplace policies, employee relations, labor and employment law compliance, immigration matters, investigations, and other personnel issues, as appropriate.
· Outside Counsel Management: Collaborate with and manage relationships with outside legal counsel by coordinating legal services, monitoring performance and budgets, and ensuring legal matters are handled efficiently and in alignment with company objectives.
· Legal Research & Strategic Initiatives: Conduct legal research, prepare legal memoranda, and support strategic business initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and other special projects, by providing legal analysis, due diligence, and transactional support as assigned.
· Provide support toward the certification and ensure compliance to customer required quality management systems (TISAX, TS16949, IATF, etc..)
· Positions that fall under the functions of Product Development, Legal, HR, IT and Executive Management are required to exercise a higher level of confidentiality and discretion in handling information that these positions have access to.
· Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE AND/OR TRAINING
· A Juris Doctor (JD) and/or LL.M Degree from an accredited law school.
· Active member in good standing of a US State Bar.
· 2 years or more post-bar experience in creating vendor contracts and contractor agreements, experience managing various corporate governmental filings and assisting with corporate records, law firm and/or in-house experience handling transactional legal matters.
· Experience in contract management, legal compliance, risk management, and/or employment.
· Knowledge of commercial transactions and commercial contracts.
· Experience in automotive manufacturing and distribution is highly preferred.
· LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS
o Valid U.S. driver’s license required
o Licensed or eligible to practice law in good standing in the state of Michigan or other jurisdiction
o Valid documents for international travel required
Summary of Benefits and EEO statement
Alps Alpine NA, Inc. offers competitive salaries with a great work environment. Our comprehensive employee benefits package includes:
- PPO Health Benefits (medical/dental/vision) Effective on Start Date
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Opportunity for Annual Bonuses
- Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Product Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Reimbursement Program
- Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurances
- Hybrid Work Location (3 Office :2 Home)
Alps Alpine NA, Inc. values its members as individuals and is committed to forming an energetic and attractive company where the quality of work is enhanced.
Alps Alpine North America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Alps Alpine NA, Inc. to consider all job applications on the basis of merit without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Prescription drug insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Auburn Hills, MI 78503 48326
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Auburn Hills, MI 48326
