A General Counsel acts as the chief Lawyer of a company and serves on the executive team as the organization’s legal representative. They provide educated legal advice to senior management, board members and other executives on various legal matters and instruct them on how to remain compliant with current corporate laws. They’re trusted with certain legal documents and private company information and must safely store and apply this information to help them make wise legal decisions for the company.
Wat doet een General Counsel?
A General Counsel, or Corporate Counsel, provides legal advice and strategies to an organization’s executive team. Their main duties include reviewing and writing various internal legal contracts, negotiating and managing client and vendor contracts and ensuring legal compliance regarding employee safety and mergers and acquisitions.
Verantwoordelijkheden
Een General Counsel moet in staat zijn om verschillende taken en verantwoordelijkheden te vervullen. Hieronder staan enkele taken en verantwoordelijkheden die een General Counsel moet kunnen uitvoeren:
Advising executive members on new laws, existing laws and legal rights that would impact functionality of the business
Overseeing the legal matters of the business as a whole, including acting as the business’ legal representative
Maintaining knowledge of the company’s legal documents and operations
Crafting and reviewing legal strategy in response to any litigation
Keeping a record of all legal documents and proceedings for the company
Facilitating filings of licensing forms and other statutory requirements
Benodigde vaardigheden
Een concurrerende General Counsel zal bepaalde vaardigheden en kwalificaties hebben, waaronder:
A General Counsel needs leadership to manage several legal experts and to direct them and executives at the company to achieve the best legal outcomes.
Laws are constantly changing, and a General Counsel needs to remain informed of all the latest changes on the federal, state, city and county measures that could impact the operation of the business.
When an entity files litigation against the business, the General Counsel needs negotiation skills to charge of the response, from formulating a strategy to going to the courthouse to argue a case.
A General Counsel needs expert communication skills to ensure all litigation information and instruction to staff are clear and effectively ensure the desired outcome.
Soortgelijke aanbiedingen
Als u werft voor functies die gerelateerd zijn aan een General Counsel, bekijk dan onze functiebeschrijvingen voor vergelijkbare rollen:
