General Counsel

JOB DESCRIPTION

AIRCLEAN Systems

Job Title: General Counsel

Department or Division: Legal

Reports To: CEO

Job Summary

The general counsel is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. The general counsel provides senior management with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and obtains and oversees the work of outside counsel. The general counsel is directly involved in complex business transactions in negotiating critical contracts.

Essential Functions

• Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs and provides continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters.
• Serves as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.

• Judges the merits of major court cases filed against or on behalf of the company, works with the appropriate executive(s) to define a strategic defense and approves settlements of disputes where warranted.
• Assumes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance with applicable SEC et al. laws and regulations.
• Structures and manages the company's internal legal function and staff.
• Oversees the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside counsel.
• Advises on legal aspects of the company's financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Required Education and Experience

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to the North Carolina bar.

• Minimum of six years' experience in a law firm environment.
• Experience working on matters of corporate governance and with a board of directors.
• Experience managing other attorneys and supervising support staff in a company; experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources.
• Experience in directing strategy and managing complex IP.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Ten years' experience as a practicing litigation lawyer, preferably initially with a prominent national law firm before moving to an in-house position.
• Broad, overview experience in intellectual property law, including patent law, licensing of IP rights and IP due diligence.

• Exposure to or familiarity with the following areas of law: securities, antitrust, computer law and privacy.

Accountabilities

• Highest quality of Customer Service is displayed.
• Highest quality of legal work is displayed.
• Foster a team environment between management, sales, production and marketing to ensure corporate goals are achieved.
• Develop and maintain a creative environment for new ideas and inventions.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time, exempt, salary position.

Hours

The general hours shall be Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 5:30pm with an hour break for lunch. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Work Environment

Work is regularly performed in an office environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk. The employee must occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 10 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Travel

Travel may be required; some international travel may be required.

Benefits

Compensation package includes major medical benefits, life insurance and 401K plan with employer contribution. Paid personal leave plus company paid general holidays and paid company holidays.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.