Senior Legal Counsel

About Midea America

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements across multiple functions, including Human Resources, Aftersales, Logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, and other support departments, as well as confidentiality agreements.

• Provide legal guidance to Human Resources
• Product Safety (CPSC): Advise on matters such as employee relations, performance management, investigations, compliance with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations, including safety standards (e.g., CPSIA, FHSA), recall protocols, incident reporting (Sec. 15(b)), and employment disputes.product labeling requirements. Collaborate with product/QA teams on risk assessments.

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• Manage dispute resolution processes,
• Dispute Resolution: Manage pre-litigation disputes and outside counsel, including settlement negotiations, participation in mediations, and drafting or reviewing settlement and release agreements.

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• Advise on general
• Employment Law: Provide legal guidance to Human Resources on matters such as employee relations, performance management, investigations, and business matters, including internal issues, contract negotiations, risk mitigation, compliance, and strategic decision-making.employment disputes.

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• Oversee the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including drafting, distribution, negotiation, execution,
• Risk Management: Advise on legal aspects of manufacturing operations, product development, intellectual property protection, and record management.regulatory affairs.

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• Lead communications and processes related to contract disputes, terminations, and renewals
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• Stakeholder Support: Advise cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Supply Chain) on legal risks in business initiatives.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of substantive commercial transactional experience, with a focus on relevant agreements either at a
• Education: Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law firm, in-house or a combination of both. Experience in the appliance industry is preferred.school.

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• Demonstrated contract drafting skills, with strong negotiation and analytical skills, as well as business acumen.
• Active member, in good standing, of the New Jersey Bar or be able to obtain an in-house license in 6 months.

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• Active member, in good standing,
• Experience: 10+ years of the New Jer Bar progressive, relevant legal experience, preferably with significant in-house counsel experience at a multinational manufacturing or be able to obtain an in house license in 6 months.consumer goods company.

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• Working knowledge or interest
• Proven expertise in employment law is a plus.CPSC regulations and general consumer product safety compliance.

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• Strong ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workload understanding of commercial law and be a flexible multi-tasker able legal issues pertinent to juggle shifting priorities manufacturing, supply chain, and tasks.product lifecycle.

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• Detail oriented, with excellent communication skills to interact with internal
• Experience in analyzing legal risks and external stakeholders.performance using global metrics.

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• Must have high
• High degree of professionalism, strong sense of integrity business acumen and strict confidentiality
the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.