Staff Attorney – Contracts

15300 Centennial Drive, Northville , Michigan  , United States

Job Title:Staff Attorney – Contracts

Company:AISIN World Corp. of America

Department:General Administration, Legal Affairs Department

Position Summary

Build your in-house career at a global automotive supplier. AISIN World Corp of America, Inc. ("Company") is hiring a Staff Attorney - Contracts for its Legal Affairs Department in Northville, Michigan. This is a hands-on commercial practice role with real responsibility, direct access to the General Counsel, and exposure to business leadership across North America and Japan. You will review, mark up, draft, and negotiate the commercial agreements that keep the business running.

You will also stand in front of the business: building and delivering contract training, presenting to teams across the Company, and supporting the network of Contract Managers appointed at Company entities. You will work with modern legal technology every day and contribute input on how the Company uses it.

This is a visible role. The Staff Attorney builds training materials and presents them to employees at every level, from plant teams to senior management. Most training and presentations are delivered remotely over Microsoft Teams, with occasional in-person sessions. Proficiency in PowerPoint and comfort presenting to a live audience, on camera or in a room, are essential requirements of this position, not preferences.

This role runs on technology. The Company’s contract program is delivered through software, and the Staff Attorney works in those systems daily. Proficiency with legal and business technology is an essential requirement of this position, not a preference. A candidate who is not confident learning and using new software will not succeed in this role.

The Company is a subsidiary of AISIN Corporation of Kariya, Japan. The Staff Attorney works alongside Japanese colleagues and must work effectively within a Japanese corporate structure, including consensus-based decision making.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

Legal Review, Drafting, and Negotiation

• Review, mark up, and draft commercial and transactional documents.
• Negotiate with customers, suppliers, vendors, and other external parties on assigned matters, with General Counsel support on significant matters.
• Advise Company employees on contract terms and negotiations in plain, practical language, and elevate contract disputes to the General Counsel.
• Work with outside counsel on assigned matters.
• Report to the General Counsel on assigned matters and raise questions early.
• Support departments across the Company, including Purchasing, Sales, Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance, Engineering, and Quality.

Contract Review Program

• Monitor the Company’s contract review queue and the Legal Affairs contract email daily.
• Review incoming contracts promptly and keep their status current.
• Triage contracts and assign them for legal review as directed.
• Set and maintain clear expectations with employees on review scope and timing.
• Apply the Department’s standard legal positions consistently, and propose updates to the General Counsel as law or practice changes.
• Support and train the network of Contract Managers appointed at Company entities.
• Serve as a primary legal contact for Contract Managers on contract program questions.
• Help maintain program standards and guidance materials for the network.
• Administer the Legal Affairs Department’s access and settings in the Company’s contract system, and serve as the Department’s point of contact for system support and upgrades.
• Report on program participation and system use as directed.

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