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Drake

Legal Counsel

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

$150 - $200/hr

Optimize external legal counsel utilization and legal spend. * Establish legal intake processes and workload management. * Develop Legal Department KPIs, dashboards, and reporting. * Support ...

UNACEM North America

Legal Counsel

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

Optimize external legal counsel utilization and legal spend. * Establish legal intake processes and workload management. * Develop Legal Department KPIs, dashboards, and reporting. * Support ...

UNACEM North America

Legal Counsel

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

Optimize external legal counsel utilization and legal spend. * Establish legal intake processes and workload management. * Develop Legal Department KPIs, dashboards, and reporting. * Support ...

Unacem North America

Legal Counsel

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

Optimize external legal counsel utilization and legal spend. * Establish legal intake processes and workload management. * Develop Legal Department KPIs, dashboards, and reporting. * Support ...

Adler Pelzer USA

Regional Legal Counsel

Troy, MI · On-site

$200K - $275K/yr

This position is designed to internalize legal expertise currently handled by external firms, reduce outside counsel dependency, and embed legal strategy directly into business decision-making.

Adler Pelzer Group

Regional Legal Counsel

Troy, MI · On-site

$200K - $275K/yr

This position is designed to internalize legal expertise currently handled by external firms, reduce outside counsel dependency, and embed legal strategy directly into business decision-making.

Orbital

Senior Legal Counsel

New York, NY · On-site

$152K - $207K/yr

We currently work with external legal counsel across UK and US matters, and we're now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to bring on in a FTE capacity, to own our legal function now, and shape how it ...

FLSmidth, Inc.

Corporate Legal Counsel

Allentown, PA · On-site

Manage and coordinate external legal counsel where required * Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance to project and commercial teams WHAT YOU BRING * J.D. from an accredited law school.

BOXABL

Head of Legal

Las Vegas, NV

This role involves working closely with external legal counsel, developing dispute resolution strategies, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory guidelines. The ideal candidate should have ...

Nexcess

Legal Counsel

External Counsel Management: Coordinate and oversee external legal counsel when required. Required Qualifications * Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Law (LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent)

ALMO CORP

Legal Counsel

Philadelphia, PA · Hybrid

In addition to core legal work, the role will also support management of external counsel and U.S. style corporate governance and entity management activities. Key Responsibilities * Draft, review ...

FIFA

Legal Counsel Commercial Legal

Miami, FL · On-site

Legal Counsel Commercial Legal Department: Legal & Compliance Employment Type: Permanent ... Instructing and liaising with external counsel in connection with local law matters in various ...

Almo Corporation

Legal Counsel

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

In addition to core legal work, the role will also support management of external counsel and U.S. style corporate governance and entity management activities. Key Responsibilities * Draft, review ...

Magna

Legal Counsel

Troy, MI

Work with external legal advisors to ensure that external legal services are managed efficiently and cost-effectively. Coordinate projects and issues management with Magna Legal Counsel colleagues at ...

Magna

Legal Counsel

Troy, MI · On-site

... Work with external legal advisors to ensure that external legal services are managed efficiently and cost-effectively. • Coordinate projects and issues management with Magna Legal Counsel ...

Hope The Mission

Legal Claims Coordinator

North Hills, CA · On-site

$25 - $35/hr

Coordination with Legal Counsel and Insurance * Serve as the administrative liaison between the organization, external legal counsel, and insurance carriers; Ensure that the Chief Administrative ...

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Legal Counsel

Scottsdale, AZ • On-site

Drake
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$150 - $200/hr

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Key responsibilities

  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts including vendor, procurement, consulting, confidentiality, services, and customer agreements.

  • Design and implement standardized legal intake and matter management processes, develop contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and approval matrices.

  • Partner with business leaders to provide timely legal support while monitoring and managing external counsel engagement, legal invoices, budgets, and performance.

Job description

Corporate Legal Counsel – Legal Operations & Commercial Contract Management

Reports To: Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer

Position Purpose:

Establish and lead UNACEM North America's Legal Operations and Commercial Contract Management function by standardizing legal processes, improving contract governance, optimizing external legal spend, and enhancing the efficiency, visibility, and scalability of the Legal Department. Serve as a strategic business partner by providing practical legal guidance on commercial matters while developing operational processes that enable Legal to deliver timely, consistent, and business-focused support.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Build and manage the Legal Operations function.
  • Lead commercial contract management and contract lifecycle processes.
  • Develop standardized contract templates, playbooks, and approval workflows.
  • Optimize external legal counsel utilization and legal spend.
  • Establish legal intake processes and workload management.
  • Develop Legal Department KPIs, dashboards, and reporting.
  • Support implementation of legal technology and contract management tools.
  • Provide legal guidance on commercial agreements and business transactions.
Critical Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement standardized legal intake and matter management processes.
  • Develop contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and approval matrices.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, including vendor, procurement, consulting, confidentiality, services, and customer agreements.
  • Partner with business leaders to provide timely legal support while balancing commercial objectives and legal risk.
  • Monitor and manage external counsel engagement, legal invoices, budgets, and performance.
  • Develop Legal Department metrics, dashboards, and reporting for executive leadership.
  • Identify opportunities to internalize legal work and improve operational efficiency.
  • Evaluate and recommend legal technology solutions that improve contract management and workflow automation.
  • Train business teams on contracting standards, approval requirements, and legal processes.
  • Continuously improve Legal Operations processes to increase efficiency and consistency.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
  • Active license to practice law in Arizona, California would be a plus.
  • Minimum of 5–7 years of legal experience in commercial contracts, legal operations, corporate law, or related practice.
  • Experience supporting corporate legal departments or in-house legal teams preferred.
  • Experience developing legal processes, governance models, or operational improvements preferred.
  • Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
Technical Knowledge:
  • Commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
  • Contract lifecycle management (CLM).
  • Legal Operations.
  • Legal technology platforms.
  • Contract governance.
  • Vendor and procurement agreements.
  • Corporate governance principles.
  • Budget and outside counsel management.
  • Legal analytics and reporting.
  • Microsoft Office and document management systems.
Leadership & Behavioral Competencies:
  • Business partnership.
  • Process improvement mindset.
  • Strategic thinking.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Executive communication.
  • Collaboration.
  • Analytical problem-solving.
  • Influence and impact
  • Conduct legal research and analysis on commercial, contractual, and corporate matters to support business decisions and legal strategy.
  • Results orientation.
  • High ethical standards.
Key Relationships: Internal:
  • Operations.
  • Executive Leadership Team.
  • Planning and Supply Chain.
  • Compliance.
  • Finance.
  • Human Resources.
  • Commercial.
  • Information Technology.
  • Health & Safety.
External:
  • Outside legal counsel.
  • Local government agencies.
  • Vendors.
  • Customers.
  • Legal technology providers.
  • Industry associations.
Success Measures:
  • Commercial contract turnaround time.
  • Percentage of agreements executed using standardized templates.
  • Adoption of Legal Operations processes.
  • Internal client satisfaction.
  • Legal intake response time.
  • Accuracy and visibility of Legal Department reporting.
  • Successful implementation of legal technology and process improvements.Increased percentage of legal work managed internally.
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