Corporate Counsel

Role Overview

• Supporting the review, drafting, and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier, vendor, services, licensing, distribution, marketing, and technology agreements.
• Assisting with the development, maintenance, and improvement of contract templates, playbooks, and internal legal processes.
• Providing legal support to cross functional teams including Product, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and Operations.
• Advising on product, marketing, and advertising matters, including review of claims, packaging, labeling, and promotional materials for regulatory compliance (e.g., FTC, and state and federal consumer protection regulations).
• Supporting regulatory and compliance initiatives, including product safety, environmental requirements, and emerging legal risks impacting the consumer goods industry.
• Assisting with corporate governance, risk management, and policy development efforts.
• Managing matters efficiently with appropriate supervision, escalating issues as needed, and coordinating with outside counsel when necessary.
• Participating in internal legal training and helping business partners understand legal requirements and risk based decision making.
• Identifying process improvements and contributing to continuous improvement of the legal function.
• Demonstrating increasing ownership, business judgment, and cross functional leadership over time.
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. Bar and admission to the Colorado Bar (or ability to become admitted within a reasonable period).
• Minimum of three years of experience practicing business or corporate law either in a law firm or in-house legal department (or a combination) is required.
• Experience drafting commercial agreements required.
• Experience with international matters and regulatory matters pertaining to consumer goods preferred.
• Exposure to consumer products, supply chain, product, marketing, regulatory, or operational legal matters is strongly preferred.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management tools (e.g., Agiloft, Ironclad, LinkSquares) is preferred.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• basic life
• voluntary life
• long-term and short-term disability
• employee assistance program
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings account
• 401(k) retirement plan
• accrued paid time off based on seniority
• volunteer time off
• parental leave
• bereavement leave
• company holidays
• years of service awards