Staff Counsel - Contracts

Location: Modesto, CA, US, 95354

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Date: Aug 10, 2024

Company: E. & J. Gallo

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Why Gallo?

With a global portfolio of over 100 unique wine and spirits brands, we are the largest family-owned winery in the world. Apply Today! Our Brands. Your Future.

Join Our Team: Staff Counsel

Are you a legal professional looking for an exciting opportunity to grow and make a significant impact? We are on the hunt for a dynamic Staff Counsel to join our legal department. In this role, you will provide crucial support to senior counsel and work collaboratively with management and outside legal counsel. You'll be at the forefront of drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a diverse range of commercial contracts, including those for the procurement of goods and services, IT contracts, software licenses, real estate transactions, and other transactional projects.

What You Will Do:

• Take the lead in negotiating, researching, reviewing, drafting, and advising on various commercial, IT, software licensing contracts, and real estate transactions.

• Develop and demonstrate expertise in laws, regulations, and practices within your areas of responsibility to provide effective legal advice, draft and review agreements, and perform other legal functions as assigned.

• Play a crucial role in understanding and monitoring compliance with applicable regulations, consulting with, supervising, and managing outside counsel as needed.

• Develop, revise, and conduct legal training programs for business personnel, fostering cooperative and effective working relationships with business management and staff.

• Stay informed of industry-specific regulations and ensure that appropriate risk management strategies are in place.

  Who We Are Looking For: A legal professional who exhibits intrapreneurship and ownership behaviors, including the ability to think boldly, take appropriate risks, learn from mistakes, show initiative, and encourage innovation. You should be someone who sets high expectations, drives candid discussions, and holds both yourself and others accountable.

  We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and can contribute to their fullest potential. If you're passionate about legal work and eager to take on new challenges in a supportive and dynamic setting, we would love to hear from you.

  Join us and help shape the legal landscape of our company while advancing your career in a role that offers both challenge and reward. Apply today to become a part of our empowering team!

  What You Will Need:

• A Juris Doctorate plus 4 years of experience to include general and transactional legal practice, and complex contract drafting and negotiation experience, reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.

• Required to travel when necessary.

• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

  What Will Set You Apart:

• A Juris Doctorate plus 6 years of experience to include general and transactional legal practice, and complex contract drafting and negotiation experience, reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.

• 5 years of experience representing business clients in a sophisticated law firm and/or in-house practice.

• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts for the procurement of good and services, IT contracts, software licensing agreements and/or contracts for real estate transactions.

• Demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills and business acumen.

• Demonstrates flexibility and success working in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment.

• Experience that demonstrates negotiation skills and ability to influence and leverage relationships.

• Experience working as a team player and striving for building consensus.

• Able to effectively organize time in order to meet deadlines.

• Skilled at handling multiple projects with a sense of urgency.

• Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills.

• California State Bar member.

  Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.

Compensation:

• Hiring Salary Range Posted: $157,800 - $236,800 + 10% performance bonus

• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Perks & Benefits:

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.

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Anticipated Close Date - 8/19/24

Requisittion ID - 104642

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Recruiter - Kyle Schnurbusch

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Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibit discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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