Assistant General Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable adviser on corporate legal issues, including corporate governance, reporting directly to the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

• Oversee and assist with corporate governance, Board and Committee documentation, corporate records, entity management, disclosure materials, and regulatory affairs.

• Manage organizational documents, approvals, resolutions, subsidiary records, and governance-related materials.

• Provide counsel on corporate financing matters, debt-related reporting obligations, transaction documentation, and corporate approvals.

• Lead and facilitate mergers and acquisitions, financing, liquidity events, and strategic transactions from structuring and due diligence to post-closing integration.

• Manage and support intricate commercial transactions with strategic partners and key counterparties.

• Assist with ESG-related legal and disclosure matters and contribute to the development of GHX’s ESG program.

• Draft, negotiate, and interpret NDAs, LOIs, and various corporate agreements.

• Support the management of subsidiary corporate affiliates.

• Provide guidance on labor and employment issues and litigation matters, oversee legal workstreams, and manage outside counsel.

• Administer GHX’s insurance portfolio, including renewals, coverage analysis, claims assistance, and coordination with brokers and insurers.

• Collaborate with outside counsel on corporate, transactional, labor and employment, litigation, and other legal issues.

• Assist the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary with risk management, corporate development, and strategic initiatives.

• Offer legal support for ad hoc projects from departments such as Treasury and Accounting.

• Travel quarterly, up to 20% annually.

⛳️ Requirements

• J.D. is required.

• Admission to, and in good standing with, any state bar in the United States.

• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, with significant expertise in corporate governance and corporate transactions.

• Outstanding analytical, interpersonal, and presentation capabilities.

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization, including senior management.

• Flexible and adaptable approach to diverse legal inquiries and concerns.

• Collaborative, high-integrity, and low-ego problem-solving style.

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and function with the appropriate degree of autonomy.

• Strong organizational skills, self-motivation, and capacity to work under time constraints and deadlines.

• Capability to manage and prioritize requests while enhancing complex business and legal processes in a fast-paced setting.

• Excellent academic qualifications.

• Preferred: Experience with private equity-backed companies, in-house corporate legal departments, mergers and acquisitions, financing, strategic transactions, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, marketing and advertising, technology issues, SaaS businesses, and executive compensation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance.

• Accident and life insurance.

• 401k matching.

• Paid time off.

• Education reimbursement.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Quarterly travel opportunities.