Corporate Counsel, Commercial Business

Job Description

As Corporate Counsel – Commercial Business, you will be an integral member of the Allison legal team that will focus on a wide range of commercial matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, advising on pre-litigation disputes, and providing practical guidance on contractual rights and obligations for various Allison business units and functions.

In this role, you will be required to utilize your business insight, as much as your legal knowledge, in collaborating with business leadership and functional organizations to meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide range of commercial contracts, including nondisclosure agreements, with suppliers, vendors, distributors and customers to further business operations and objectives.
• Evaluate and advise on complex commercial matters, including providing practical guidance on contractual rights and obligations.
• Aid in drafting and maintaining various company policies and procedures, including responsibility for developing new or enhancing existing contract templates, guidelines, policies, and training materials in support of the Legal team's efforts to proactively support all aspects of the company’s business objectives.
• Aid with analysis, advice and correspondence regarding pre-litigation matters falling within the scope of the role.
• Aid in the preparation and administration of various legal training courses for the supported functions as needed.
• Ensure appropriate internal reporting within the Legal team, and respective business partners, exercising good judgment on what is material to the audience.
• Supports the business with a variety of commercial transactions as needed, including M&A efforts and integration.
• Collaborate with external legal support as required.
• Adapt easily to new circumstances.

Key Performance Measures

• Actively partners with other members of the legal team to proactively assess risk and develop plans to mitigate potential adverse outcomes, as well as look for practical ways to add value and efficiency to the processes.
• Timely and accurately provides technically sound, practical and actionable legal advice related to in scope commercial matters to internal stakeholders.
• Reduces legal exposure, risk, and outside spend related to the matters for which the individual is responsible.
• Proactively engages with colleagues and leadership within the Legal team to assess areas for process improvement and advocate for the adoption of measures that could improve the function.

Qualifications

• Experience providing legal support on commercial matters, preferably in the manufacturing and/or technology field.
• Sound legal, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt, taking on new roles and comfort learning new areas of the law.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with ability to communicate information effectively to non-lawyers at all levels of a business.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Able to exercise initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives and elevate matters to Legal leadership at appropriate time.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house setting.
• Possess a Juris Doctor Degree.
• Active license to practice law in at least one state with no pending discipline or complaints and the ability to obtain a license to practice law in Indiana.

Competencies and Behaviors

• Highest Standards in Everything We Do: Steadfastly pushes self and others for results, learning quickly and adapting and learning from mistakes.
• Acts with honesty and transparency, surfacing issues and solutions to senior management.
• Drives a Positive Customer Experience.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Can solve problems and be candid with internal stakeholders.
• Improves the Way the World Works.
• Able to bring others and self through change and demonstrates agility of thinking.
• Leveraging the Power of Teamwork.
• Can influence others, diffuse tensions and build constructive, compassionate relationships.
• Fosters and models teamwork, relates well to all kinds of people and is an approachable rapport builder.

Benefits

• Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage.
• Employer HSA contribution.
• Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Short & Long-Term Disability.
• Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance.
• 401K with generous Company match & contribution.
• Accrued Paid Time Off.
• 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday.
• Roads robust employee wellness program.
• Tuition assistance program.