Immediately Require Corporate Counsel in Lakeville, MA
Job title: Corporate Counsel
Company: Ocean Spray
Job description: The Corporate Counsel is part of the Legal team and will report to the Legal Director - Commercial. This role is responsible for providing sound legal advice across a variety of areas, including contract review and negotiation, risk analysis for business initiatives, and research and advice in areas of the law impacting a global consumer packaged goods company and agricultural cooperative. Primary duties include, but are not limited to, providing legal advice to different business teams, contract review, review of marketing materials and labeling, and general legal advice. The ideal candidate enjoys taking the initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment- pivoting between multiple priorities and likes working on a team, as well as, independently!
The position will be a hybrid between remote & onsite work based in Lakeville or Boston, MA
A Day in the Life of the Corporate Counsel:
- Serve as cross-functional support to International & Ingredients (I&I) Center of Excellence, managing international legal support and helping to facilitate business initiatives under Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan.
- Bridge international regional and corporate legal perspective to help close gaps in practice and improve risk management of I&I business (e.g., tax structure, patronage, cooperative, antitrust, etc.).
- Responsible for a variety of legal projects, including contract review and negotiation, risk analysis for business initiatives, research and advice in areas of the law impacting a global consumer packaged goods company and agricultural cooperative.
- Works collaboratively with and provides legal advice to cross-functional teams within the company on diverse topics, including business transactions, litigation and other disputes, labor/employment matters, and compliance with applicable laws.
- JD required.
- 3+ years of experience required
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong analytical & research skills
- Excellent communication, verbal & written
- Negotiation skills
- Effective at building relationships
- Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Telehealth services
- Fertility benefits
- Transgender benefits
- 1:1 health coaching and more
- 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
- Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
- Flexible scheduling options
- Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
- Holiday pay for 12 holidays
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Tuition/Education assistance programs
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Scholarship programs for children of employees
- Parental leave
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
- Adoption assistance
- Bereavement leave
- Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
- Up to $300 massage reimbursement
- Employee appreciation events
- Employee discounts
- Charitable giving
You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about whats better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
- Grower Mindset We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
- Sustainable Results Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
- Integrity Above All We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
- Inclusive Teamwork We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
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Location: Lakeville, MA
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