Assistant General Counsel

Schneider Electric is seeking an Assistant General Counsel with a minimum of ten years' experience in complex commercial contracting and providing advice to business clients in all areas of contracting including disputes.

This role will support a variety of Schneider electric business units and requires experience in drafting, analyzing and negotiating complex equipment, software and services agreements of varying scope and complexity.

The position will also be a people manager with a team direct reports.

What will you do? You will be part of Schneider Electric's North American Legal team providing legal expertise for various business units with responsibilities including but not limited to:



* Working directly with internal stakeholders and customers for select businesses to negotiate complex agreements in relation to products, services, software and components to support Schneider Electric's business, product offerings and customer projects.


* Be a business counsel, partner and provide strategic legal support and advice to internal business clients to, among other, proactively mitigate risk, identify areas of concern affecting policy change within the business and driving risk management.


* Provide pre-dispute advice and devising strategy to effectively support the business to resolve disputes with customers.


* Providing thought leadership on best-in-class contracting templates; development of contracting best practices, clause libraries and playbooks, and associated legal trainings for internal clients.


* Provide legal advice and counsel within area of expertise to functional or operational areas managers to ensure that their current or proposed activities, policies, business practices, and transactions comply with all relevant laws and regulations as well as company policies.


* Engaging with leadership in concert with the Regional General Counsel in areas concerning legal risk to the business


* Managing a team of lawyers and/or contract managers and effectively partnering with the team to deliver legal advice and support

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience.

If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

This job might be for you if:


* Juris Doctor from an accredited law school in the U.S.


* Bar admission in at least one state.


* At least ten years of experience directly handling, drafting and negotiating complex commercial equipment, software and/or service agreements as well providing pre-dispute advice and support.


* Significant experience managing a team of lawyers and/or contract managers.


* Experience engaging and advising executives to provide strategic legal advice and direction.


* Law firm experience will be considered; prior in-house counsel experience within a corporate legal department is a plus.


* Strong negotiation s...