Associate General Counsel

Position Summary

Zinpro Corporation is seeking a highly skilled, organized and motivated attorney to join our team as Associate Corporate Counsel to provide support on general matters for a global team, including serving as business partner internally and working with outside counsel. This position will report to the General Counsel.

Essential Functions

• Work with our global team on cross functional matters and offer counsel on applicable legal issues, including related to the following subject areas: human resources, sales, research and development, supply chain, intellectual property, and other business topics.
• Negotiate, draft, and review various agreements and contracts on behalf of the company.
• Participation in procurement and engagement with outside counsel.
• Work closely with and supervise paralegal.
• Provide training to the company on legal topics.
• Other duties as assigned based on business need.

Qualifications

Minimum Required:

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice in US state.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of litigation experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Experience with drafting and negotiating contracts strongly preferred.
• Excellent legal research, writing, and drafting skills.
• Must be detailed-oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with executive officers and other senior management.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and meet deadlines while demonstrating the highest level of customer service and response.
• Self-aware, self-motivated, self-confident individual who is comfortable operating with minimal direction and who thrives in a dynamic environment.
• Ability and desire to learn new skills, while taking on new challenges to continue professional development.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Hybrid office environment, a combination of working in the office and remotely.
• The work environment characteristics are those consistent with a standard office environment.  
• Positions in this class typically require typing, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. 
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Schedule Requirements

This position is expected to work within core business hours and occasionally requires participation in after-hours work with domestic and international stakeholders.   

Travel Requirements

The position requires minimal travel; approximately 5-10% travel time.

Competencies and Core Values

Must represent the following skills and qualities that align with Zinpro’s Core Values:

• Build Trust: We believe in being purposeful with our words and actions. We work to build trust with customers, vendors, and co-workers through being truthful and fulfilling our commitments. We honor our word and are accountable for our actions.
• Win Together: We believe we can better achieve when we work united, internally and with customers. When we embrace and pool our individual talents, we create a team that’s stronger and smarter than any one individual. We are all bound by the conviction that when we work together, we can realize greater potential.
• Serve Generously: We believe in putting people first, supporting each other’s efforts and treating all with kindness and respect. We work in partnership with customers and ourselves to create opportunities; a win for another is a win for us.
• Always Improve: We believe in what’s right and pursuing continuous growth and improvement for customers, our company and ourselves. Our high expectations drive us to consistently and reliably deliver the highest quality. We work to be better each day.
• Dream Big: We believe advancement starts with an unquenchable curiosity. We embrace the freedom to explore, create and express ideas without the fear of failure. We always learn from each other and our customers, from our successes and our mistakes.

Zinpro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.