Corporate Counsel
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About the role
Job Summary
Rock is the For-More-Than-Profit family office for Dan Gilbert, connecting the 100+ entities that make up the Family of Companies. We are a team of diverse specialists who collaborate to maximize positive impact for the businesses and people in the communities we serve for generations to come. Rock is seeking an in-house corporate attorney, from Associate to Managing Attorney level, who will advise the leadership teams of Rock and other companies within the Rock Family of Companies on a variety of matters.
The successful candidate will have a J.D. and at least four years of relevant legal experience, such as in connection with commercial transactions, corporate governance, contracts and related business matters. The final job title and level will be dependent on experience and years of practice.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the General Counsel, the Corporate Counsel would serve as lead attorney on diverse set of corporate, business, and philanthropic matters related to the Family of Companies.
1. Advise business partners across the Rock Family of Companies on various legal matters.
2. Review, draft, negotiate and prepare legal documents.
3. Provide general legal support to companies within the Rock Family of Companies.
4. Research and advise on policies, procedures, processes, corporate structure, licensing, compliance and regulations.
5. Partner with business leaders to problem solve legal and corporate matters within the Rock Family of Companies.
6. Serve as a liaison to outside counsel in connection with litigation matters.
Requirements
1. Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school and admission to Michigan Bar.
2. 4+ years of relevant experience such as in connection with commercial transactions, corporate governance, contracts and related business matters.
3. Strong business judgment with highly developed risk assessment and decision-making skills and abilities, including ability to think strategically on legal and business issues.
4. Strong organizational skills.
5. Strong work ethic.
Disclaimer
This is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position. As with everything in life, things change. The tasks and responsibilities can be changed, added to, removed, amended, deleted and modified at any time by the leadership group.