Associate General Counsel, VP Job
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Description: Scottrade is in need of Associate General Counsel, VP Job right now, this job will be presented in Missouri. Detailed specification about this job opportunity please read the description below. Job ID: 20130107-7491
Description:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The main purpose of this position is to provide legal representation to the Scottrade family of comp! anies in transactional and commercial arrangements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Work collaboratively with company associates to support corporate initiatives.
- Provide senior management with legal advice, risk assessment and business judgment in connection with strategic corporate transactions and other initiatives, including acquisitions of other businesses, assets and/or intellectual property.
- Manage the overall strategic transaction process, including collaborating with senior management, coordinating and performing due diligence, drafting, and negotiating relevant transaction documents.
- Review, negotiate and draft contracts or other documents in order to obtain the optimal balance of commercial and legal risk and reward.
- Provide education and training on relevant legal and other issues to associates.
- Advise clients on contract interpretation and other legal issues and coordinate decision-making across dep! artments and business units.
- Work with the General Co! unsel and others in senior management to ensure that corporate governance is robust and complies with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Provide oversight of the corporate secretary function for all Scottrade legal entities, including advising on Delaware corporate governance matters, drafting board of directors and committee resolutions and consents, maintaining corporate minutes and records and working closely with senior management in the Finance, Tax and Legal Department to handle all administrative matters for all legal entities.
- Oversee all intellectual property issues, including trademarks and patents.
- Lead and manage other attorneys, paralegals and other associates.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Strong substantive knowledge in corporate transactions, commercial transactions, corporate governance and securities laws.
- Experience with technology! transactions, intellectual property law and Investment Company/Advisers Act experience a plus.
- Outstanding reputation of professional integrity and with the potential to be immediately, personally credible within the organization and in the broker-dealer community.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities both in the court/hearing rooms and in internal meetings, including strong written and verbal skills and the ability to explain complex legal issues to non-lawyers effectively.
- Ability to self-start and to work independently, but also the ability to work collaboratively with the flexibility that allows for the input of others.
- Strong critical thinking skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to grasp concepts quickly. Must possess a level of comfort in dealing with ambiguity and risk; ability to synthesize complex information effectively; ability to expertly translate complicated issues into actionable recommendations and s! olutions.
- Detail oriented but with ability to see and understa! nd the big picture.
- Ability to multi-task and demonstrate a sense of urgency.
- Ability to work proactively to establish and nurture close ties with others in the organization, work effectively with others, and be a team player who can bring out the best in others.
- Strong leadership and management skills.
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Foster company success through a professional appearance, being courteous to customers and all Scottrade associates and by having a positive attitude.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
- The physical requirements of this position are considered to be sedentary work (Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or neg! ligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.).
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less in order to view a computer screen).
- The noise level in the work environment is considered moderate (business office with co-workers, copiers, shredders, printers, etc).
- J.D Degree and admitted and in good standing to practice law in Missouri or at least one U.S. state required.
- 7+ years of broad corporate law experience, including substantive experience in corporate transactions, commercial transactions, corporate governance and securities laws with large law firm or in-house.
- Regular contacts with subordinates and other departments. Requires tact to avoid fric! tion and obtain cooperation. Contacts outside the organization where im! proper handling may affect results. Regularly deals with higher levels of management on matters requiring explanation, discussion, persuasion and obtaining approvals.
Languages English â€" Spoken, English â€" Written
Location MO - St Louis
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This job will be opened on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 05:35:17 GMT
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