Legal Counsel

Overview

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join our dynamic team. This role will be instrumental in providing legal advice, guidance, and support across all aspects of our business to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver, a strong negotiator, and possess a solid understanding of corporate law and commercial contracts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Negotiating, reviewing, drafting, and providing advice on all manner of commercial contracts and company documents, including customer and supplier agreements, non-disclosure agreements, government and defense contracts, joint development agreements, licenses, and corporate policies.
2. Anticipating and identifying legal issues relevant to a large publicly traded corporation, including laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to contracts, tax matters, liability and insurance matters, and marketing.
3. Supervising, managing, and evaluating outside counsel on complex contracts and business law issues.
4. Identifying and assessing legal risk and providing advice on products and corporate initiatives.
5. Supporting other members of the in-house legal team on issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, real estate, litigation, intellectual property, corporate governance, compliance, and privacy and security.
6. Maintaining a focus on being responsive and a value-add to the company’s business units and support services.
7. Providing assistance on various legal affairs and undertaking other duties reasonable and consistent with the position.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office environment.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

1. Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
2. Admitted to the Indiana Bar (or eligible for prompt admission).

Essential Functions:

1. Provide strategic risk management advice to management to minimize potential legal issues.
2. Oversee the entire lifecycle of contracts from inception through termination, ensuring that contracts are drafted, reviewed, negotiated, and executed in accordance with company policies and legal requirements.
3. Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates.
4. Advise and guide Lippert on regulatory matters to ensure all business practices are in compliance with legal standards.

Competencies:

1. Strong knowledge of corporate law, contracts, and intellectual property rights. Familiarity with the industry sector of the company is an advantage.
2. Excellent negotiation, communication (both written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
3. Ability to work independently, manage large workloads, and keep deadlines.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
5. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information.
6. High level of integrity and professionalism.
7. Proactive, with a hands-on approach to tackling issues.
8. Ability to work effectively in a team and to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salary position.

Travel:

Travel will be minimal and primarily local during the business day.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. Manufacturing/industry experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

N/A

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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