Commercial Counsel US ODC

About the role

William Grant & Sons, New York, NY – Mid-Level Legal position.

Responsibilities

You will provide legal support to our US business across all functions. This means one day you might be reviewing marketing and promotional materials for the latest Hendrick’s advertising campaign; the next drafting a distribution agreement; then plan and roll out an alcohol beverage compliance training program tailored to our world-class brand ambassador team; or review a Manhattan real estate lease for our New York Midtown office. In a fast-paced dynamic business, pretty much any and every type of legal work is in scope. You won’t be on your own though. There is an internal legal team you can lean on to support you and you’ll instruct and work with external counsel too.

Requirements

• Law degree and right to practice in relevant jurisdiction as an attorney-at-law or in-house counsel.
• Post-qualification experience (3‑4 years PQE as a guide) in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial and corporate agreements in the US.
• Experience of developing and rolling out compliance programs including delivering legal compliance training to non‑lawyers.
• Practical, commercially oriented, and customer‑centric approach to providing legal solutions and advice.
• Good written and verbal English communication and presentation skills, with excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Engaging interpersonal skills that enable working with a wide variety of areas, cultures and levels of responsibility and interact proactively and confidently with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in alcohol/beverage sector or advising other brand‑led businesses would be advantageous.
• Energetic and self‑motivated.
• Draws on strong legal knowledge and expertise to carry out role efficiently.
• Demonstrates a high level of business acumen.
• Displays high levels of integrity and resilience.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $158,374 - $190,061.

Schedule

This role, based out of the New York City office is 4 days onsite and 1 day work from home.