TRUMPF North America · 6 days ago
Legal Counsel
Farmington, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelTRUMPF North America is a family-run, high-tech company seeking a Legal Counsel to provide expert legal advice and guidance. The role involves managing legal risks, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with the global legal department.
ElectronicsIndustrialLaserManufacturing
Responsibilities
Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements
Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures
Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the business
Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company
Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors. Manage outside counsel relationships, billing, and accountability
Work in close collaboration with global legal department and ensure that our local structure is align with global legal department
Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry
Manage our USMCA structure and ensure that we fulfilling all legal requirements that are specific to the corporate structure
Qualification
Required
Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements
Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures
Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the business
Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company
Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors
Manage outside counsel relationships, billing, and accountability
Work in close collaboration with global legal department and ensure that our local structure is align with global legal department
Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry
Manage our USMCA structure and ensure that we fulfilling all legal requirements that are specific to the corporate structure
Strong analytical, organizational and coordination skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills required
Ability to problem solve and to provide practical, risk-based advice
Ability to work independently and take ownership
Legal degree required
Excellent academic credentials, including a JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law
Preferred
Experience drafting agreements is preferred but not required
Prior experience with litigation is helpful, but not required
Company
TRUMPF North America
TRUMPF Inc. is the North American subsidiary of TRUMPF SE + Co. KG. based near Stuttgart, Germany.
Founded in 1923
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lutz Labisch
President & CEO
Carmen Keel
Head Of Human Resources/HR Business Partner
Recent News
Hartford Business Journal
2025-09-09
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