Legal Counsel

About the Role

This position is heavily contracts-focused and requires strong attention to detail and excellent drafting and negotiation skills. You will work closely with the General Counsel, appropriate U.S. business units, and senior management as necessary to support the company's business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft, and review acquisition and divestiture agreements.
• Negotiate, draft, and review a high volume of commercial agreements including sales, waste disposal, rail transport, IT, procurement, services, and real estate agreements.
• Provide legal support as needed to all corporate departments, including finance and accounting, operations, energy, environmental compliance, sales and marketing, and human resources and to the facilities.
• Assess risk in connection with customer, vendor, operations, industry, and/or business issues and advise management on appropriate response/action.
• Manage outside counsel as necessary.
• Assist and manage complex contract negotiations and various corporate transactions.
• Assist in various projects and initiatives, as needed.
• Maintain a positive work environment by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers, and management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, law degree, and law license in good standing.
• 2-4 years' experience as an attorney in a top-tier law firm or corporate legal department.
• Strong drafting and negotiation experience; detail-oriented with excellent follow-through.
• Motivated, high-energy individual with an enthusiasm for learning and a positive attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex, challenging issues clearly to all levels of the organization.
• Ability and willingness to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple tasks to provide effective and timely legal advice.
• Commercially oriented attorney with a practical, business-minded approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to use judgment and discretion to analyze facts, draw conclusions independently and efficiently, and a willingness to take ownership of one's legal conclusions.
• Poise and personality to work with, and persuade when necessary, people at all levels of the company, including executives, operational employees, third-party vendors, and outside counsel.

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits with multiple and flexible medical plans.
• Outstanding PTO program, floating holidays, and strong 401k program with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement plan and college loan reimbursement.
• College scholarship program for dependents.
• Parental Leave Program.
• Inclusive culture with employee engagement events and employee resource groups.
• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

About the Company

WIN Waste Innovations is a waste management company committed to delivering essential waste management solutions to customers and communities, supported by our team of 2,300 employees. We believe in preserving our environment for future generations while providing for today's needs. WIN Waste Innovations is a vertically integrated business with a platform of 50 strategically located collection, transfer, and disposal assets, including waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. We process more than 11 million tons of waste annually, converting 6.7 million tons of waste into clean, renewable energy that powers 340,000 homes. We recycle more than 234,000 tons of plastic, paper, and metals from the waste stream.