Division Counsel: Kerwin Associates

Division Counsel – Global Services
South Bay

Senior attorney to serve as division counsel for $2 billion Global Services Division of Semiconductor Company having annual revenues in excess of $2 billion. This division counsel will be responsible for providing a full range of legal counseling and advice to a complex and growing business. The division counsel will coordinate the activities of a staff of other attorneys as well as the support of other members of the corporate legal staff.

Responsibilities:

• Member of senior management team, providing advice on legal, business and strategic issues.
• Responsible for legal support for worldwide operations, including customer sales, distribution and marketing agreements, joint ventures and strategic alliances, M&A integration, new business and new products, technology licensing and joint development projects, outsourcing transactions, and intellectual property counseling and enforcement.
• Negotiating, drafting, and advising on sales agreements and other commercial matters in support of a global customer base.
• Analyzing, advising and supporting plans to extend business into new countries and new customers.
• Developing legal structures to support new value-added businesses.
• Working closely with sales, marketing, business management, finance, tax, human resources and other company groups on deal structures and negotiation strategies.
• Establishing policies, procedures and template agreements, training sales professionals on legal issues and sales and contracting processes.
• Managing cross-functional project teams, including, internal and external legal counsel worldwide.

Requirements:

• Minimum of at least 10 years legal experience in top-tier law firm and in-house legal department of large corporation.
• Previous experience managing a business unit of large technology or semiconductor company.
• Extensive experience in a wide range of legal matters, including drafting and negotiating sales contracts and other commercial agreements, M&A and strategic alliances, and technology transactions. Understanding of patent, trade secret and copyright issues.
• High level of engagement and leadership. Excellent business judgment and communication skills. Ability to advise company senior management.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams, take leadership role in driving solutions, and work under pressure to meet short deadlines.
• Occasional overseas travel will be required.
• California Bar.