Imc Legal Counsel provides in-house corporate legal support focusing on corporate law, entity formation, transactions, and tax matters. The role involves reviewing, drafting, and negotiating intracompany agreements and commercial contracts.
Responsibilities
Review, draft, and negotiate, intracompany agreements related to a wide variety of matters including, among other things, services, cost allocations, transactions, credit, and resource sharing.
Provide advice on corporate law and organizational structure.
Work with members of the Finance team to provide support on tax implications related to the various entities’ structures and activities.
Partner closely with Finance and other internal cross-functional teams to support business objectives while ensuring appropriate legal and regulatory safeguards are maintained.
Research and prepare legal memoranda on matters related to intracompany transactions, tax issues, corporate actions, corporate law, or any other topics as needed.
Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, including vendor agreements, trading agreements, technology agreements (e.g., SAS), consulting agreements, NDAs, leases, and other business, corporate, and legal arrangements.
Qualification
Excellent research
Required
Candidate must have a Juris Doctorate and top academic credentials; must be a member in good standing of the Illinois bar.
5 years in-house experience with concentration in corporate law, entity structures, cost allocations/transfer pricing, and a general understanding of related tax issues, preferably in a financial services, trading, or technology company setting.
Strong business judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to provide advice that reflects an understanding of IMC’s business, commercial objectives, the regulatory environment, and risk-reward tradeoffs.
The ideal candidate will be able to work independently under tight deadlines and possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
Excellent research, drafting, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
Candidate must be willing to demonstrate leadership as necessary to bring stakeholders across various teams together to set clear expectations and ensure a project’s timely completion.
Collaborative and effective in building relationships across diverse teams.
Preferred
Leadership ability to bring stakeholders together
Collaborative and effective in building relationships across diverse teams
