Legal Counsel

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Legal Counsel
The candidate will provide legal counseling for the company’s various business units which include fitness centers, child care facilities, housing facilities and various social service programs. Will be responsible to manage litigation and commercial transactional matters as well as create and implement various policies and procedures required to operate a sophisticated corporate legal department. Manage commercial and legal risk by overseeing legal review of all contracts to which Metro Y is a party, providing legal counsel on government contracting requirements ensuring that the company’s loss prevention strategy is reflected in its contracts and developing tools and training to ensure that business colleagues are equipped to negotiate contracts on behalf of the company. Will interact with many levels and functions of the organization’s business structure, including but not limited to senior and executive level management, program and aquatic directors, child care staff, risk management, finance, human resources, and internal audit departments. Will add value by finding instances where efficiency can be created, and to ensure that the company’s policies and procedures are being adhered to appropriately and in a way that reduces the firm’s legal exposure. Responsibilities: Will work closely with the Senior Legal Counsel on: employment, real estate and risk management matters as well as various projects and Association initiatives, including,: Litigation Management; Handling claims; Transactional Work; Risk management; Provide counseling to business colleagues on commercial and contract compliance issues ; Customer service; Real Estate divestitures and acquisitions; Management of outside counsel; Assist in corporate governance and Board of Directors and Committee activities; Plan and implement policies and procedures in accordance with the strategic goals of the firm; Develop client training materials and tools to enable local offices to review, negotiate and execute customer contracts; Lead/support key Legal Department initiatives.

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