Associate General Counsel

The Team and Job Summary Our team is committed to providing an outstanding work product and an exceptional client service experience.   We are seeking an Associate General Counsel who will advise on general corporate, privacy, and compliance matters. The ideal candidate will be a strong utility player, eager to dig in and learn, have experience in a global organization, as well as drafting and negotiating legal agreements. This role has room for growth as we continue developing, expanding, and improving our Legal processes and the company continues to grow through mergers and acquisition and organic growth.  The team is empowering, collegial and seeks to promote an amazing professional experience in a fun, dynamic and super-fast paced environment.This position is hybrid with an expectation to commute in 2-3 days per week to our Jericho, NY or New York, NY office. Job Responsibilities Draft, negotiate, and review letters of engagement, complex contracts and related agreements such as Master Services Agreements.Work with key internal stakeholders to draft, update, and manage J.S. Held’s templates, policies and procedures, including corporate compliance, ethics, and privacy.Provide legal and regulatory guidance to Business Leaders and other key internal stakeholders.Play an active role supporting M&A activities, from LOI/IOI through closing and into integrationProvide support for litigation, dispute resolution, and other matters as they arise.Work with legal and internal teams as well as internal clients to strengthen our capabilities and make a meaningful contribution to material matters to empowering J.S. Held employees and stakeholders.Demonstrate success drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal agreements, letters of engagement, corporate documents and legal records of compliance.Engage, manage and coordinate with outside counsel when necessary.Collaborate on special projects and respond to ad hoc requests as needed.