Legal Counsel

At Gentex Corporation, we’ve created an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high-performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career—all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers.

About the Role

The Legal Counsel supports Gentex’s enterprise legal and contracts functions by handling day-to-day legal matters, with primary responsibility for routine commercial contracting and support for government contracts activities. The Legal Counsel is expected to provide practical, business-oriented legal support, escalate material risks appropriately, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment requiring sound judgment, responsiveness, and collaboration across functions. This role works closely with the General Counsel, who has responsibility for overall organizational legal strategy, and has a dotted line to the Director of Contracts, who oversees all customer-facing contractual activities. This role offers opportunities to grow within the legal and contracts organizations, with increasing responsibilities and more complex work as experience is gained.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate routine commercial agreements, including NDAs, supply, distribution, bailment, consulting, vendor, and other standard business contracts, subject to General Counsel direction and review.
• Maintain and update contract templates, standard terms and conditions, and legal playbooks for routine agreements.
• Review marketing and other external-facing business materials for general legal risk and compliance.
• Conduct legal research and provide initial advice on certain general legal and commercial matters.
• Develop and deliver training on legal topics and support creation of practical legal guidance for business teams.
• Assist with major projects and legal department initiatives.
• Support government contracts matters in coordination with the General Counsel and Director of Contracts, including contract review, bid and proposal support, and post-award contract administration.
• Identify and escalate non-routine, high-risk, or strategically significant matters to the General Counsel.

Requirements

Education: Juris Doctor (or equivalent) degree from an accredited U.S. law school. Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.

Experience: At least three (3) years of relevant legal experience either in-house and/or at a law firm, with meaningful experience in commercial contracting. Experience with or exposure to government contracts, including FAR/DFARs, is preferred but not required.

Skills

• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify risks and escalate them appropriately within the organization.
• Adaptability to a variety of business situations, quickly identifying and addressing critical issues, and influencing business decisions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proactive problem-solving with a focus on pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both written and oral).
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively across the enterprise.
• Ethical and able to act with integrity in a complex regulatory and multinational corporate environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.

Location

Gentex’s Carbondale facility is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County. Carbondale, PA, is about twenty miles north of Scranton, PA, 50 miles south of Binghamton, NY, and approximately 125 miles from New York City and Philadelphia. The area features numerous nearby state parks, nature preserves, and local colleges and universities, including The University of Scranton and Marywood University. Northeast Pennsylvania offers an excellent cost of living and is an ideal place to work, meet people, raise a family, and live.