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Circular Services · 2 days ago

Assistant General Counsel

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Circular Services is the largest privately held recycling and organics service provider in the U.S., seeking an Assistant General Counsel to build its legal department. The role involves overseeing legal matters, collaborating with leadership on commercial transactions, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the company's operations.

InfrastructureRecycling

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day legal matters of the facilities across the U.S., including RFPs, contract terms negotiation, playbooks and templates (including government, vendor, customer, commodities, transportation, NDAs, financing, HR, technology), HS&E (including OSHA, State and Municipal Departments of Environmental Protection/Conservation/Sanitation/Recycling) M&A and integration, corporate governance policies and procedures, compliance, training, risk mitigation, real property, intellectual property, cybersecurity and privacy, labor and employment, insurance matters, procurement, communications, marketing, regulatory, sustainability, and dispute resolution

Collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer, executive team and cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate legal risks, proposing new solutions and processes that align with the company's overall mission and growth trajectory and drive operational excellence and efficiency, blending legal expertise with business acumen

Represent Circular Services before state and federal regulatory bodies and related organizations

Stay apprised of changes to laws and regulations that may impact the company

Manage outside counsel in specialized areas as needed, ensuring the company seeks necessary and prudent advice while well-managing its legal expenses

Qualification

Licensed attorneyCorporate governanceContract negotiationRegulatory complianceLegal risk managementIronclad CLMExceptional communicationStrategic thinkerInterpersonal skillsAttention to detail

Required

10+ years as a licensed attorney

Extensive experience with the legal and business needs of an industrial/manufacturing and services operating company

Demonstrated success guiding complex deals and partnerships, including management of contracts & agreements

Highly analytical, with sharp attention to detail

Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders

Extremely high level of integrity & professionalism, and excellent communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Strategic thinker with a passion for driving business growth and improving organizational processes

Substantial knowledge and experience working with Ironclad or similar CLM, and MS Office

J.D. from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in the state of Texas, additional state bar licenses a plus

Preferred

Experience working for a waste, recycling and/or organics company

Knowledge and experience contracting with municipalities and recycling facilities a plus

Experience building/growing a legal department or working with or in a high-growth or start-up company and a large public or private equity-backed company

Preference for a mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience

Preference for corporate or commercial transactions counsel experience