Associate Legal Counsel

The role

The Associate Counsel provides legal support in general corporate and commercial matters. This includes contract negotiation, management, and regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Advise on various legal issues relating to company business practices.
• Review, draft, and assist in the negotiation of various contracts and agreements, corporate policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Assist with regulatory compliance issues.
• Review and update confidentiality agreements.
• Assist in developing legal training materials.
• Provide support in maintaining executed agreements and other corporate documents.
• Additional duties as required.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Juris Doctorate is required
• Must be a licensed attorney and in good standing to practice law in the United States
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required
• Strong analytic, critical thinking and sound judgment abilities with meticulous attention to detail required

Nice to have

• Engineering or other technical degrees are a plus
• Previous legal experience is a plus
• Spanish/Japanese bilingual abilities and/or experience living in Japan or working with Japanese companies are a plus
• Ability to work at least one day a week from one of our facilities (Schaumburg, IL; Dayton, OH; Fraser, MI; Bellaire, MI; or Queretaro, Mexico) is a plus

About the company

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. The company has operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago.