Jabil · 5 months ago
Assistant General Counsel - Commercial Legal
St. Petersburg, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expJabil is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated attorney to join their Commercial legal team as an Assistant General Counsel – Commercial Legal. The role involves partnering with business teams on a variety of commercial transactions, advising on business-related legal subjects, and managing ongoing legal issues.
ElectronicsHardwareManufacturing
Responsibilities
Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and ultimately managing the lifecycle of a wide range of commercial agreements including principally manufacturing services agreements, technical services agreements, and ancillary contracts like statements of work, quality agreements, professional service agreements, consulting agreements, license agreements, purchase and supply agreements and other complex commercial agreements
Developing a deep understanding of Jabil’s business model and risk profile as a contract manufacturer and solutions provider, and providing practical advice on legal, business and operational matters
Developing strategic business relationships with internal business clients and Jabil’s external customers
Collaborating with other subject matter experts, including other practice areas within the Jabil Legal Department
Functioning independently within a dynamic corporate environment. Working with limited supervision. Excelling at creative problem solving, managing internal relationships, understanding strategic vision, executing on plans and communicating challenges as they arise in a professional manner
Quickly and concisely analyzing and summarizing complicated legal documents and issues for internal clients and functional leaders
Managing outside counsel when external advice is sought in relation to business issues
Exhibits: (1) excellent legal reasoning and strategic thinking skills; (2) strong teamwork orientation without a ‘star’ mentality; (3) strong presence, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of legal leaders and business partners; and (4) personal and professional integrity of the highest order
Manages higher level risk, complexity, and business impact
Recommends and drives best practices
May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Graduate of an ABA or foreign-equivalent law school, member of a bar in good standing, eligible to practice law in Florida
Minimum of 5-7 years of legal experience, including extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements. Preferably including manufacturing agreements and ancillary contracts, such as supply, development, distributor and channel partner agreements
Excellent oral and written communication, good judgement, strong interpersonal skills, demonstrate ability to work in a changing, fast paced, and energetic environment. An ability to communicate well with both lawyers and non-lawyers, including senior management
Strong work ethic, motivated and self-starter, ability to resolve conflict, business acumen with business-oriented approach to problem solving, ability to prioritize and manage competing demands
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently both independently and in a collaborative environment, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-faceted projects in a fast-paced environment
Sound and practical legal and business judgment; creative, positive and collaborative approach to problem solving
Proven track record of learning quickly, taking initiative, working proactively, being resourceful and taking on additional responsibility
Amenable to attending team calls with business counterparts based in Europe, Asia and across North America outside of standard Eastern-US business hours
Company
Jabil
Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.2B2025-06-18Post Ipo Debt· $3.2B
1993-05-07IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Borges
EVP/CEO Jabil Heal
Sherman Tang
CTO, Compute and Storage
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