Legal Counsel, Commercial

Job Location: ​Chicago​

Chicago HQ (hybrid) 

Want to make an impact?

The Legal Counsel, Commercial reports to Ferrara’s Assistant General Counsel, Commercial and is responsible for drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, providing legal advice to Ferrara’s supply chain, manufacturing, finance, international, and sales teams, and leading ad-hoc projects for Ferrara’s legal team. Candidates must be conscientious, self-starters, and be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

Ways you will make a difference

• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including services agreements, supply agreements, customer agreements, external manufacturing agreements, and non-disclosure agreements, with the goal of achieving Ferrara’s business objectives while protecting its interests, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Advise Ferrara’s supply chain, manufacturing, finance, international, and sales teams on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, IP concepts, and negotiation strategy.
• Provide legal support and guidance to Ferrara’s Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, International and Sales teams, among others, while communicating legal advice and concepts in such a way that the business teams can operationalize.
• Support the continuous improvement of contract templates and legal processes, to optimize and make more efficient contract work across Ferrara.
• Engage and manage outside counsel as necessary.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills that will make you successful

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to reduce the complex to understandable actionable steps.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong critical thinking – ask the second question and elicit all relevant facts before making a recommendation.
• Take a sophisticated, risk-based approach when providing legal advice.
• Team player with a strong sense of self balanced with humility and the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Embrace and encourage diversity of thought and open expression of ideas and opinions.
• Ability to influence results in a multi-site, multi-state environment.
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced organization with multiple demands, demonstrating a sense of urgency when appropriate, but being able to push back when more time is necessary to properly evaluate an issue.

Experiences that will support your success

Minimum Qualification

• Juris Doctor or equivalent degree
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience  
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing in the state of Illinois or another U.S. state and able to “waive” in to Illinois  

 

Preferred Qualification

• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial or financial agreements
• Experience in developing and supporting process change across Legal and business teams 
• Proficient in utilizing contract lifecycle management tools

 

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