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Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments. Together with our partners, customers and the world of science, we develop leading-edge technologies, and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, batteries and fuel cells, technical textiles, filters, cleaning technologies and products, specialty chemicals and medical products.

Some of your Benefits

401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.

Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.

Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.

Plymouth, MI

Hybrid Work

Freudenberg North America Limited Partnership

You support our team as

Senior Commercial Attorney

Responsibilities

• In coordination with CLE lawyers, advise internal clients within the business groups on all aspects of commercial law (excluding tax law), including antitrust and product liability law.
• Cooperate with business group contract management teams to draft, review, analyze, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including supply agreements, sales agreements, vendor service agreements, outsourcing agreements, NDAs, and other commercial agreements.
• In coordination with CLE lawyers, support due diligence and provide legal advice on acquisitions and divestitures and other corporate transactional matters, including post-acquisition integration and managing joint ventures.
• In coordination with CLE lawyers, actively manage disputes and litigation matters and outside counsel, to resolve disputes in the best interests of the company and its business groups.
• Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues inside and outside of the legal department, and prepare, organize, and deliver trainings for non-legally trained personnel.
• Assist in and support the development and implementation of robust internal processes, standard documents, contract templates, guidelines, and know-how.

Qualifications

• This position requires a JD from an U.S. accredited law school or, for a foreign jurisdiction law school JD or equivalent, an LLM from an U.S. accredited law school.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in Michigan. Legal Licensure in Mexico a plus.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience focused on commercial law, general corporate law, or litigation in pertinent business areas (business litigation, commercial litigation, products liability litigation, or equivalent).
• Preference for experience in a legal department in an international company or a business-focused law firm.
• Strong knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code (Article 2) and experience reviewing, analyzing, negotiating, and drafting a wide variety of contracts.
• Experience with M&A (i.e., mergers, acquisitions, divestitures) processes is a plus.
• Exposure to either the automotive industry, consumer goods, or the life sciences industry (e.g., medical devices) and associated commercial practices is a plus.
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Additional Information

810-956-0852

joseph.ballard@fnacc.com