Corporate Generalist Counsel
Apply NowCompany: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Location: Melville, NY 11747
Description:
About the Role
Canon USA in Melville, NY is currently seeking a Corporate Generalist Counsel (Counsel). The Corporate Generalist Counsel will support legal needs of a large company. Areas of law include customer contracts and RFPS. Provide guidance to company managers on legal issues.
This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.
Your Impact
- Reviews, prepares and negotiates legal contracts and transactional documents
- Manage the RFP process by assigning RFPs to the legal staff and themselves for response
- Assists external counsel in the provision of vigorous and cost-effective legal representation
- Provides guidance to company managers on legal issues
- Initiates and defends non-complex legal proceedings, including small claims, arbitrations and collections matters
- Stays current on applicable topics in the law
- Acts as an advisor on legal issues, including Canon sales transactions, employment law, data privacy, litigation, risk management, mergers and general corporate matters
- Counsel are professionals who have mastered the basic functions of their role and are now fully-qualified to handle more complicated issues facing the department, including contracts and transactional matters or directing the defense of non-complex lawsuits
- Counsel manages the RFP process by assigning tasks to other attorneys and themselves
- Counsel may have supervisory responsibility, but typically for a junior attorney or paralegal
About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Requires a Juris Doctor and admission to a state bar (preferably New York) and a minimum of 5-8 years of related experience
- Experience supporting a corporate legal department or with a firm with experience in corporate work
- RFP review is a plus
- Proficient in computer usage including access to databases, and using Microsoft Word and Excel
We are providing the anticipated salary range for this role: $126,330 - $189,180 annually
Company Overview
About our Company -#CUSA
Workstyle Description
Hybrid - This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office three days a week and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.
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#PM19 #LI-AV1 #LI-HYBRID #ID22
Canon USA in Melville, NY is currently seeking a Corporate Generalist Counsel (Counsel). The Corporate Generalist Counsel will support legal needs of a large company. Areas of law include customer contracts and RFPS. Provide guidance to company managers on legal issues.
This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.
Your Impact
- Reviews, prepares and negotiates legal contracts and transactional documents
- Manage the RFP process by assigning RFPs to the legal staff and themselves for response
- Assists external counsel in the provision of vigorous and cost-effective legal representation
- Provides guidance to company managers on legal issues
- Initiates and defends non-complex legal proceedings, including small claims, arbitrations and collections matters
- Stays current on applicable topics in the law
- Acts as an advisor on legal issues, including Canon sales transactions, employment law, data privacy, litigation, risk management, mergers and general corporate matters
- Counsel are professionals who have mastered the basic functions of their role and are now fully-qualified to handle more complicated issues facing the department, including contracts and transactional matters or directing the defense of non-complex lawsuits
- Counsel manages the RFP process by assigning tasks to other attorneys and themselves
- Counsel may have supervisory responsibility, but typically for a junior attorney or paralegal
About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Requires a Juris Doctor and admission to a state bar (preferably New York) and a minimum of 5-8 years of related experience
- Experience supporting a corporate legal department or with a firm with experience in corporate work
- RFP review is a plus
- Proficient in computer usage including access to databases, and using Microsoft Word and Excel
We are providing the anticipated salary range for this role: $126,330 - $189,180 annually
Company Overview
About our Company -#CUSA
Workstyle Description
Hybrid - This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office three days a week and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.
Posting Tags
#PM19 #LI-AV1 #LI-HYBRID #ID22