Associate General Counsel

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY), we create packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet.  We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world.  Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey.  For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

PURPOSE:  The Legal Team is seeking a U.S.-based Associate General Counsel to support our U.S. business. The selected candidate will play a key role in providing support for Berry Sales, Procurement, IMS, Finance, Operations, and other Berry teams in their ongoing contract, property and other commercial matters. 

• Provide support and partnership across all Berry divisions with legal needs in the U.S.
• Handle contract, lease, and NDA reviews and negotiations; and business counseling.
• Collaborate with members of the Legal Team to implement a global framework for the delivery of legal services to support Berry’s global business.
• Work closely with members of the Legal Team to develop a best in class team which partners with the business in a timely and effective way to drive profitability, business growth, and success.
• Engage in continuous learning of the business through formal and self-directed activities.
• Collaborate with the Legal Team to identify, develop and implement forms and processes to improve the efficiency of handling internal legal matters.
• Partner and communicate with all levels of the business, including the executive staff.
• Identify and analyze risk and communicate the same along with mitigation activities to the appropriate levels of the business.
• Assist in the management of outside counsel who are handling legal matters to ensure overall quality and value of legal services.

• The successful candidate must have a law degree with qualification to practice law in any U.S. state.
• 2-4 years of experience, with experience in a corporate in-house position preferred, though not required.
• Experience handling contracts, property, and other commercial matters. 
• Ability to develop strategic partnerships with leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; a desire to learn; and a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex legal issues in compliant, but also creative, business friendly, and cost-effective ways with an appropriate sense of urgency.