Corporate Counsel Hybrid​/Remote: Contracts & Real Estate

Overview

At RPM, we’re in the business of extraordinary. We believe people-first is the way to success which is why we provide top industry pay, comprehensive benefits, and a path of upward mobility via career training and education. Join us and start your extraordinary journey today.

Overview

At RPM, we’re in the business of extraordinary. We believe people-first is the way to success which is why we provide top industry pay, comprehensive benefits, and a path of upward mobility via career training and education. Join us and start your extraordinary journey today.

Purpose Statement: Legal, Risk, and Insurance supports the advancement of RPM’s business objectives by strategically balancing risk and opportunity, engaging with our stakeholders to find solutions, and safeguarding people, property, and profits.

Position Summary

The Corporate Counsel supports the Legal Department by providing practical, business-oriented legal advice across a variety of matters affecting the organization. As a legal generalist, this role will have broad responsibility for commercial contracting while also supporting litigation and disputes, corporate governance, and other corporate legal matters.

The Corporate Counsel will work closely with senior members of the Legal Department and business partners throughout the organization to identify and address legal issues, support business objectives, and appropriately manage risk. The role is expected to develop increasing independence and responsibility over time while exercising sound judgment regarding when matters require consultation, escalation, or additional legal support.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements, including property management agreements, non-disclosure agreements, master service agreements, construction-related agreements, amendments, assignments, and other commercial contracts.
• Provide practical legal guidance to internal stakeholders regarding contractual rights and obligations, commercial relationships, operational issues, and other day-to-day legal matters, with support from senior attorneys as appropriate.
• Review and analyze contracts and other legal documents provided by clients, owners, vendors, and other third parties, and clearly communicate material terms, obligations, risks, and recommended actions.
• Support the management of litigation, pre-litigation disputes, regulatory inquiries, investigations, and other contested matters, including coordinating with outside counsel, gathering information and documents, conducting legal research, and assisting with matter strategy and resolution.
• Support corporate governance and entity management matters, including preparation of corporate documents and approvals, maintenance of corporate records, entity formations and qualifications, and other organizational matters.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of contract templates, legal forms, playbooks, knowledge resources, workflows, and other Legal Department processes.
• Assist with the coordination, tracking, and timely completion of contracts, legal requests, projects, and other matters assigned to the Legal Department.
• Participate in special projects and other legal, transactional, compliance, governance, employment, insurance, and risk management matters as needed.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Three or more years of relevant legal experience as an attorney in a law firm, corporate legal department, or comparable environment.
• Experience working with real estate, property management, multifamily housing, or a related industry is preferred but not…