Commercial Underwriting Counsel providing underwriting support for title insurance in real estate transactions at First American's National Commercial Services. Collaborating with personnel to guide title insurance issuance and settlement services.
About the role
- Legal Director at dsm-firmenich responsible for commercial agreements and advising stakeholders in North America. Requires extensive legal expertise and in-house experience in a multinational environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, supply, purchasing, development, licensing, and distribution contracts
- Provide clear, practical legal advice to business stakeholders across multiple functions
- Partner with cross-functional teams to proactively identify legal risks and support strategic initiatives
- Advise HR teams on employee relations, wage & hour matters, compliance, and investigations
- Support the development and review of HR policies, guidelines, training, and programs
- Support the management of complex litigation, including product liability, employment, and commercial disputes
- Oversee and coordinate outside counsel, ensuring effective strategy and cost management
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
- Contribute to the development of legal frameworks, compliance programs, and risk-management protocols
- Assist with M&A, divestments, joint ventures, and strategic alliances
- Provide legal support to tax, real estate, treasury, customs, regulatory, safety, environmental, security, and IP teams
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience at a law firm exposed to multiple practice areas and in-house experience within a multinational or complex business environment
- Strong commercial contracting and business advisory experience along with experience managing disputes and litigation
- Familiarity with labor & employment laws and practices and experience supporting compliance, risk management, and internal investigations
- Experience presenting to and advising business leaders on dispute strategy
- Exposure to M&A, environmental matters, trade issues, or government affairs is a plus
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school and admission to practice law in New Jersey or New York or eligibility for in-house counsel registration
Benefits
- annual incentive pay
- retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
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