Your tasks

• Reporting to In-House Counsel, Americas
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, including customer and vendor agreements, NDAs, strategic partnership agreements, software agreements and professional services/development agreements,
• Providing daily legal advice and counsel across a variety of practice areas including corporate governance, corporate structuring, labor & employment, regulatory compliance, product liability/risk management.
• Participate in the development and refinement of company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Keeping abreast of current trends, practices, and changes in corporate law and regulations that may affect the company and its operations.
• Creating, revising and managing template agreements, developing playbooks and legal processes that can scale regionally to provide efficient and timely responses to internal clients.
• Being an active and trusted business partner and ensure the provision of timely business focused advice to business clients by identifying potential legal issues and mitigating risk.
• Participating in handling disputes that may arise in existing commercial relationships.
• Providing guidance and support to our cross-functional colleagues on a wide range of legal issues.
• Perform legal research.
• Prepare & deliver training content.
• Supporting management of outside counsel, including billing and litigation support.
• General administrative work related to support of the legal department
• Collaboration with other attorneys and professionals to provide comprehensive legal support.
• All other duties as assigned.

Your profile

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school, by the American Bar Association.
• Admission to at least one US State Bar
• 3 to 5 years of experience, in-house legal or law firm.
• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Strong knowledge of corporate structuring and corporate governance
• Experience in some or all of these areas: regulatory compliance, product liability, commercial transactions.
• Understanding of or experience with risk management/insurance programs a plus.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex legal issues.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.

Benefits

Clear vision and purpose

"We are a sustainability and innovation leader providing superior customer value" is our vision and this is what guides us. Our purpose "becoming better every day - since 1802" is what inspires us in our daily work.

Sustainability and innovation focus

We have high sustainability and innovation goals. Let's work towards a sustainable future together.

Excellent learning tools

At GF we provide development opportunities for everyone. We offer global learning tools as well as trainings and specialized courses.

Great career opportunities

GF as a global acting company provides many opportunities regarding career growth. We also offer a dedicated talent management process (MyNextBigStep@GF) to boost your career.

Health care

GF offers a comprehensive health and welfare benefits plan including, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and 401k with generous company match.

Paid holidays

Paid time off include 12 paid days of company holidays.

Sport activities

We support the purchase of a fitness membership from the center of your choice with a subsidy.

Work perks discount

The discount program includes many different goods and services including appliances, electronics, theme parks, movies and more.

Your contact

Janet Gonzalez

HR Manager

Web

E-Mail

9271 Jeronimo Road

92618 Irvine

United States

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Who we are

GF Piping Systems is the world's leading supplier of piping systems. We enable the safe and sustainable transport of fluids. Our business is driven by industry-leading sustainability levels, innovation through digital solutions and investment in a culture based on performance, learning and caring.