Corporate Counsel - Commercial

We are a technology company that aims to help people return home safely from their worksites by building smart safety systems. We have a hyper focused safety culture that puts our customers and our employee safety first. As a company, we aim for stable and sustained business growth and this strategy has supported our growth. We hire carefully to ensure our growth strategy as well as culture fit and value each hire tremendously. We hugely value learning and continuous improvement and believe strongly in furthering the careers of all our employees. We recognize that our careers can take us in different directions, and we value retention by recognizing and even encouraging this diverse career growth. Being a global organization, we are well positioned to have varied opportunities within the organization to support growth in different directions. Our compensation and benefits packages are competitive.

MSA is an organization that respects boundaries, encourages people to unplug and recharge, and prioritizes the well-being of everyone on the team, all while sustaining reasonable growth and remaining committed to our meaningful mission.

Serve as primary in-house counsel for legal matters that arise throughout the world. 

• Serve as principal counsel on commercial legal matters, including commercial legal disputes and contract claims.
• Provide commercial legal advice to senior business leaders around the world.
• Review key contracts and support negotiation for various business units and functional teams.
• Oversee and manage processes for the intake, routing and completion of commercial legal matters.
• Establish and deploy risk management processes for assessing legal risks associated with business strategy execution.
• In consultation with the Director of Compliance, provide legal compliance guidance (e.g., antitrust, anti-bribery, and privacy law advice) in the context of MSA’s commercial transactions.
• Manage, review and participate in the selection, retention and evaluation of certain external legal counsel.

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• Serve as the Law Department's principal liaison and legal advisor for one or more of the Company's geographic business regionals or segments. 
• Identify, retain and oversee legal counsel to support MSA's international regions
• Establish processes for the selection and management of external legal counsel, including requests for proposal, selection criteria, performance tracking, and budgeting
• Select and implement key performance indicators for international legal matters.
• Regularly advise regional leadership on key legal matters

Support the Company's M&A, legal realignment, and corporate governance activities. 

• Provide legal support on the pursuit of potential acquisitions and realignment efforts, including due diligence, agreement review, and general legal advice.
• Support the ongoing implementation of existing affiliate governance processes.

Perform other legal tasks that arise from time to time, as commercial legal needs require.

Required Education:

Juris Doctor from accredited law school

Experience Required:

Level I

• Actively licensed member in good standing of the Pennsylvania bar
• 5 to 7 years dealing with commercial and corporate legal matters.
• Prior experience working at a top-tier law firm.
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work as part of a cross functional team.

 Level II

• Actively licensed member in good standing of the Pennsylvania bar
• ​7 to 10 years dealing with commercial and corporate legal matters
• Prior experience working at a top tier law firm. 
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work as part of a cross functional team.
• Prior experience working with non-U.S. jurisdictions.
• Experience using or deploying contract management software (e.g., e-signature tools, contract review software)

Experience Preferred:

Level I

• Prior experience managing or overseeing legal teams.
• Prior in-house legal experience
• Prior experience working with non-U.S. jurisdictions.
• Experience managing or overseeing outside counsel.
• Experience using or deploying contract management software (e.g., e- signature tools, contract review software)

Level II

• Experience managing or overseeing outside counsel.
• Prior experience managing or overseeing legal teams.

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