Lead Counsel

Responsibilities

• Lead the contracts function, including review, negotiation, approval processes, contract templates, risk allocation, and coordination with project managers and business leaders.
• Serve as the firm’s lead legal advisor on corporate governance, contracts, claims, compliance, employment, risk management, insurance, leases, licensing, and other legal matters.
• Assist in coordinating the firm’s claims process with the CFO, including internal coordination, negotiation strategy, documentation, resolution efforts, and management of outside counsel or consultants as needed.
• Advise executive leadership and internal stakeholders on legal risks, contractual obligations, dispute avoidance, and business decisions requiring legal judgment.
• Manage outside counsel relationships, including scope, budget, performance, strategy, and alignment with firm objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and improve legal policies, procedures, templates, and training to support consistent legal and contracting practices across the firm.
• Support human resources on employment-related matters, workplace investigations, policy interpretation, and compliance issues.
• Provide legal support for corporate transactions, leases, insurance matters, state licensure, regulatory compliance, and other corporate requirements.
• Promote a proactive risk management culture by identifying emerging legal issues, recommending solutions, and helping teams resolve project or business roadblocks.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in good standing.
• Significant experience handling corporate legal matters, contracts, claims, employment issues, compliance, risk management, and outside counsel coordination.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, issue-spotting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including oversight of legal or contracts personnel and development of team capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work constructively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work in the company’s headquarters office in Indianapolis.