Legal Counsel Jobs in Moorestown,NJ,US

SUMMARY:

The Counsel position reports to the General Counsel and will provide legal advice and support in corporate, transactional and litigation matters related to the company's business. The Employee agrees that she/he will, always, faithfully, industriously, and to the best of her/his skill, ability, experience, and talent, perform all the duties set forth below required of her/his position during Company business hours. In carrying out these duties and responsibilities, the Employee shall comply with all Company policies and rules of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law governing the authorized practice of law. The position will be located at the Company's New Jersey office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following.

• Prepare, review and negotiate the contracts and legal instruments of the Company, specifically: PMPA Franchise Agreements, Lease Agreements, Service Agreements, Agreements for Purchase of Goods, Leases, Agreements for Purchase and Sale of Real Estate; Site Access Agreements, confidentiality agreements; various supply chain and distribution agreements; fuel supply and distribution agreements; technology agreements; software licensing agreement; professional services agreements; and such other agreements as requested by the General Counsel all without significant assistance or oversight.

• Prepare corporate board minutes, orders, resolutions, intercompany agreements, and maintain an effective system of corporate governance policies.
• Review and advise the Company on insurance coverage policies related to the Company's business operations Assist the General Counsel in all legal, regulatory, compliance, and acquisition matters involving the Company.
• Provide support to General Counsel in enforcing contracts and resolving contract
• related disputes. Assist the General Counsel, CEO and Senior Managers in developing and successfully implementing company compliance procedures, policies and training as needed, based on legal and regulatory requirements, industry standards and bestpractices
• Prepare demand and cease and desist letters.
• Advise all levels within the organization to identify critical legal issues and risks, provide legal analysis, and assess potential legal resolutions.
• Under supervision of General Counsel, work with outside counsel on highly complex or specialized transactions and litigation matters and claims.
• Under the supervision of General Counsel, represent the company in Court in litigation matters as directed by the General Counsel, CEO and Management.
• Accountable for performing and managing all litigation activities on assigned matters through the trial and appellate stages, including among other things research, pleadings, motions, discovery, depositions, conferences, trials, mediations, arbitrations, appeals.
• Recommend key legal and/or litigation strategies and resolutions to General Counsel and senior management.
• Oversee internal procedures and standards for document discovery and preparing and reviewing court filings.
• Provide research, legal advice and other legal assistance to the General Counsel Interpret contracts, laws, rulings and regulations for the General Counsel.
• Work cooperatively with Commercial, Environmental, Maintenance, Finance Departments to timely respond to contractual and other requests.
• Review and negotiate other contracts and legal instruments of the Company, specifically its efforts in the acquisition of technology (hardware and software), the purchase of core products (including gasoline) for resale, and the engagement of services and consultants, all without significant assistance or oversight.
• Work with the General Counsel in connection with litigation, arbitration and eDiscovery related to intellectual property matters, including, without limitation, cease and desist letters and responses to subpoenas and other discovery requests; reviews and comments on briefs and other court filings related to intellectual property matters.
• Work with General Counsel in connection with privacy and information security initiatives, including advising internal .

departments on privacy compliance and risk.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, the Employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of the position . EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE

• JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Minimum of five (5) years combined experience as litigator and in-house corporate counsel.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Bar admission in New York and New Jersey required.

Must have ability to waive into Pennsylvania within first year.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Must be fluent in English.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and corporate policies; to clearly and concisely articulate information and respond to questions from all levels within the Company and third parties.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and address a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form, and to identify issues and make reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• The Employee must be proficient in the following Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, and Outlook.

In addition, the Employee must be skilled in accessing and performing searches on the Internet and be proficient in the use of Internet Mail (E-mail) and must be able to read, download and send files electronically.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that the Employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Employee is regularly required to talk or hear, and is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The Employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is of a moderate noise level, good lighting, and comfortable temperature.