[Remote] Senior Legal Counsel

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide broad legal support across various domains including commercial, compliance, litigation, and M&A. The role involves balancing business goals with legal risk management and building scalable legal processes while collaborating with stakeholders across the company.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, ensuring business objectives and legal protections align
• Help to oversee compliance programs and implement training for internal teams to uphold regulatory and legal obligations
• Collaborate with external counsel on active litigation, guide internal litigation support, and develop strategies for risk mitigation
• Play a pivotal role in due diligence, transaction documentation, and post-merger integration activities
• Develop and manage workflows to streamline our legal processes, from matter management, contract lifecycle management, to budgeting and vendor relations

Skills

• J.D. from an accredited law school and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• Minimum of 4 years of experience at a public company legal department or equivalent in-house experience preferred
• The ability to recognize true risk and navigate your business partners to practical solutions
• The ability to close deals quickly, efficiently, and in a way that promotes the legal team as a strategic asset to the company
• Proven ability to see projects through from concept to completion
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of building trust and consensus across different teams
• Detail oriented yet flexible enough to adapt in a fast paced, evolving environment
• Demonstrated experience in commercial contracting, corporate governance, and compliance
• Confident communication style. Clear, concise, and comfortable delivering messages to senior leadership
• Creativity in problem-solving. We want someone who can bring fresh ideas to the table

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