Corporate Attorney

POSITION: Corporate Attorney ACCOUNTABILITY: CFO STATUS: PT Hourly


POSITION OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE:

The corporate attorney is responsible for assisting management in achieving business goals while meeting the legalities bound by law. Incumbent shall assist on corporate contracts and regulatory matters, including writing, reviewing, summarizing, researching and executing a wide variety of agreements such as independent contracts agreements, marketing agreements, real estate leases and purchases, confidentiality agreements, lender agreements, corporate farm laws, and other general business contracts.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Incumbent shall be responsible for the following duties:

• Write, review, and/or execute and provide ongoing review of agreements, contracts and vendor relationships.
• Advise management on contract status, legal risks and business terms of various deals.
• Offer counsel to management on legal contract issues and collaborate in developing solutions, when needed.
• Advise executive team and help with corporate legal issues, such as joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnership deals, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, etc.)

• Assist, when needed, with basic corporate filings and questions.

• Assist and engage external counsel when drafting legal documents when required.

• Provide guidance on regulatory and compliance matters, when applicable
• Advocate and engage in SFI's animal welfare policy, including promoting animal well-being, remedying circumstances which impede animal care, and properly reporting instances of mistreatment or abuse.

The preceding statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Additional duties may be assigned as they arise.

COMPETENCIES:

Incumbent will demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Ethical Conduct
2. Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
3. Communication Proficiency
4. Business Acumen
5. Thoroughness
6. Time Management
7. Decision Making

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. J.D. with admission to the state bar & current license to practice law.
2. Excellent communications skills
3. Analytical ability and strong attention to detail
4. Computer skills
5. Excellent interpersonal skills

The preceding qualifications are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Six to ten years of proven background in corporate law (contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws)

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT

Position is part time and may occasionally involve travel and non-standard business hours.