Assistant General Counsel (s)

ABM is currently seeking to hire Assistant General Counsel (“AGC”), Commercial Law (In House) based remotely.  The AGC will be a trusted legal advisor and a member of the leadership team for ABM’s Technical Solutions (ATS) business, which is headquartered in the Atlanta area.  The position will provide advice and counsel on commercial (non-employment/labor) legal matters including advice on: commercial contracts (draft, review and negotiate) strategic transactions, pre-litigation, ADR, and litigation dispute resolution (including disputes with customer, suppliers, and subcontractors, bankruptcies, and collections matters). Additionally, the position will support M&A and compliance for the business group, including providing advice and counsel on corporate policies/procedures and business licensing, and help coordinate employment and labor legal matters within the ABM legal department. 

Essential Functions: 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, drafting and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities, simultaneously drive numerous projects, identify, and resolve business issues
• Provide advice and guidance on litigation strategy and direction of legal suits
• Assist in the management of the organization’s litigation, work with the appropriate business units to resolve claims, contract disputes and litigation, providing legal advice as necessary
• Provide counsel on legal and business matters to leadership, senior management, and key business decision makers
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising senior leaders on legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Provides comprehensive general legal services including contract review, drafting/preparing legal documents, and legal advice. Reviews legal aspects of administrative policies
• Advise leadership on legal obligations, terms and status, legal risks, and business terms of various transactions.  Advise the business on best practices regarding corporate governance
• Negotiate and draft complex contracts, including vendor agreements, licensing agreements, master services agreements, purchase orders, services contracts, construction contracts, and manufacturing contracts, etc.
• Exceptional business judgment and analytical skills

Required Qualifications: 

• Minimum ten (10) years of relevant legal experience handling and/or managing commercial law matters as an attorney which can be either in-house, in a law firm, or in the government. Some prior experience in an in-house role is preferred.
• Extensive experience conducting independent legal analysis of laws and legal risks, and the ability to make reasoned and comprehensive decisions/recommendations while considering the operational realities, priorities, and the needs of the business
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts
• Extensive experience proactively identifying and assessing legal risks and opportunities related to commercial law compliance and providing practical business-oriented recommendations to internal clients on options to mitigate the risk
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills – strong communicator with employees of all levels from frontline to executives
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently or in a team to develop practical solutions to accomplish business objectives in a complex industry
• Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to handle, prioritize, and follow through on a considerable volume of work
• Must be a team player and collaborator with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal clients and colleagues
• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school and be admitted to a state bar

Preferred Qualifications: 

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Bar admission in state of employment
• Experience with construction, operations and maintenance, or other service contracts highly preferred.
• Familiarity with guaranteed energy services performance contracts a plus.
• Experience with services contractor or construction dispute resolution highly desirable. 

Benefit Information:

ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package.  For information about ABM’s benefits, visit

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2024 Employee Benefits | Staff & Management