Legal Services Manager

Responsibilities: o Drafts and negotiates contracts and agreements with worldwide clients and suppliers. o Creates and optimizes contract templates. Verifies contracts (Summary of Agreements/Issues Lists). o Offers risk analysis and legal counsel on general compliance matters. o Completes due diligence (legal research). o Designs, implements and trains on policies. o Offers legal and commercial advice on matters of employment, fiscal responsibilities, and transactions. o Manages document repositories including Data Room. o Manages corporate administration (i.e., annual filings), board administration (i.e., annual shareholder meeting minutes) and the corporate insurance policies. o Advises on protection of intellectual property. o Assists Finance VP with human resource activities (i.e., state payroll tax set up). o Manages and supervises legal interns. o Works with outside counsel on specific matters (i.e., trade compliance). o Works together with parent company corporate counsel on select contracts and other legal matters. Requirements: o JD preferred with Bachelors Masters in business related field with a strong academic record and extensive experience with commercial contracts. o Experience in the manufacturing sector preferred. o Hands on drafting/redlining experience. o Must be highly organized, detail oriented, thorough and thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment. o Experience successfully working in a worldwide, fully remote position with remote managerial and/or project management experience. o Experience in an office environment working with MSWord, Outlook, Teams and Adobe Acrobat Pro is a plus. Presentation and client negotiation skills needed. o Occasional availability in evenings for meetings with the China based corporate legal team and clients based in Asia.

Location: Greater Vancouver, CA

Posted Date: 5/14/2024