General Counsel

• Report to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as a trusted legal partner to LabConnect's business teams
• Oversee the contracts management team
• Draft, negotiate, and manage the full lifecycle of commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, COs, DPAs, BAAs, and amendments
• Advise commercial, operations, and project management teams on legal and regulatory requirements
• Advise on regulatory and compliance matters across LabConnect's global operations, including commercial regulations and data privacy
• Develop and update internal policies, standard operating procedures, and contract guidelines
• Improve legal processes, templates, playbooks, and contract workflows
• Manage and mentor contract managers and contract specialists
• Identify and assess legal and commercial risks and escalate issues to the Chief Legal Officer
• Support strategic transactions, including laboratory alliance expansions, new service launches, acquisitions, and partnerships
• Conduct due diligence and draft or review transaction documents
• Set team priorities, allocate workload, review work product, establish performance standards, conduct evaluations, and create development plans
• Travel approximately 10% of working time, primarily to LabConnect's Raleigh, NC headquarters

Senior Counsel

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, supply, development, manufacturing and services agreements, quality-related agreements, licenses, and NDAs
• Advise Commercial, Program Management, and other business teams on legal and contractual issues arising from customer collaborations, bids, and ongoing programs
• Identify legal, regulatory, and business risks relevant to CDMO and life-sciences operations and recommend practical mitigation strategies
• Manage an assigned caseload, prioritize work based on business need, risk, and deadlines, and communicate status and recommendations
• Advise on non-contentious intellectual property provisions, including licenses, background and foreground IP, know-how, and related allocation issues
• Prepare briefings and practical recommendations for business colleagues and management
• Develop and improve templates, playbooks, guidance, and contracting standards across FLBG
• Develop and deliver legal training for business stakeholders
• Support legal-process and technology improvements, including contract lifecycle management, document management, data insights, and responsible use of emerging technologies
• Coordinate with internal subject-matter experts and authorized outside counsel on specialized legal matters
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution and provide ancillary legal support to HR, EHS, Quality, Capital Projects, and Compliance
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and business colleagues in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, and across the global FUJIFILM organization

Counsel – CDMO

• Provide legal guidance and timely legal advice and counsel for utility matters, especially integrated resource planning
• Advise electric management on regulatory, compliance, and business matters
• Represent Duke Energy in administrative litigation and regulatory proceedings
• Handle North Carolina administrative litigation concerning general energy policy issues
• Perform complex legal research, analysis, and writing involving state and federal law
• Research legal principles and precedents and consult with outside counsel
• Draft and execute legal documents and gather relevant case information
• Conduct hearings, including witness presentation and cross-examination
• Coordinate and collaborate on regulatory matters across business areas
• Oversee routine regulatory reporting and compliance filings
• Address ratemaking, PURPA policy, prudence determinations, affiliate issues, tariffs, territorial assignments, regulatory accounting, and other utility matters
• Manage regulatory proceedings, appellate cases, rulemakings, and interventions
• Support stakeholder engagement initiatives
• Negotiate outcomes in state regulatory proceedings

Associate General Counsel – NC Regulatory

• Provide underwriting support, counsel, and authorization to company personnel, agents, and customers related to the issuance of title insurance commitments and policies
• Apply underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority to evaluate and approve title insurance transactions
• Offer guidance to internal teams in the execution of real estate settlement services
• Develop and communicate underwriting standards and guidelines in alignment with established company processes
• Serve as a key resource for sharing insights and information related to underwriting and settlement services across the team
• Support additional responsibilities as needed

Commercial Underwriting Counsel

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including cloud services and SaaS agreements, amendments, nondisclosure agreements, RFP responses, statements of work, licensing agreements, BAAs, DPAs, and other cloud-based transactions
• Drive commercial transactions toward timely resolution while balancing business objectives, customer requirements, legal considerations, and risk management
• Advise Sales and business stakeholders on data privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, and other legal considerations affecting technology transactions
• Develop and maintain scalable contract templates for recurring transactions and evolving business models
• Partner with Sales, Data Privacy, Security, Product Counsel, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders on contracting strategy, processes, and risk
• Improve contracting efficiency and consistency through standards, templates, negotiation playbooks, and best practices
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting cloud software, SaaS, data privacy, security, and artificial intelligence
• Provide clear, business-oriented legal advice and independently resolve complex matters

Corporate Counsel

• Serve as the primary attorney responsible for legal entity management and subsidiary governance across the Company’s portfolio of entities
• Manage entity formation, maintenance, periodic filing and reporting requirements, registered agent filings, and secretary of state compliance
• Draft subsidiary corporate documents, including resolutions, intercompany agreements, certificates, powers of attorney, and notices
• Maintain officers’ and directors’ lists and other internal resources
• Develop and improve plans, processes, and best practices for corporate governance, entity management, internal records, and knowledge management
• Assist with and respond to Know Your Client (KYC) requests
• Monitor legislative, regulatory, and corporate governance developments
• Support M&A transactions, financing, and special projects, including confidentiality agreements, due diligence, and transaction documentation
• Assist with post-transaction integration/separation activities and post-closing matters
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax, HR, Legal, and other cross-functional partners
• Assist in managing the Company’s IP portfolio and related resources, reporting, and communications
• Provide overflow legal support for commercial contracts, SEC and Board matters, and litigation management
• Collaborate on reporting related to corporate entity changes, officer changes, M&A, and divestitures
• Identify legal and business risks and escalate issues appropriately to senior attorneys

• Serve as a trusted day-to-day legal advisor to business units
• Provide legal analysis and practical guidance on litigation, disputes, contracts, and risk-related issues
• Assist with dispute and claim management from intake through resolution
• Coordinate internal and external support and response strategy
• Lead responses to subpoenas, summonses, regulatory inquiries, and third-party information requests
• Manage document collections, reviews, legal hold processes, and preservation obligations
• Draft, review, and revise legal correspondence, agreements, releases, notices, and litigation-related documents
• Review and advise on legal terms in engagement letters, non-disclosure agreements, statements of work, vendor agreements, software agreements, and other commercial contracts
• Assist with acquisition due diligence and integration activities
• Manage litigation and administrative proceedings brought against the firm
• Coordinate and manage outside counsel, consultants, and other professional advisors
• Independently manage multiple matters and provide clear, practical advice to business leaders
• Perform other legal, compliance, and risk mitigation duties as assigned

General Counsel jobs in North Carolina

Senior Counsel

Counsel – CDMO

Associate General Counsel – NC Regulatory

Commercial Underwriting Counsel

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel – Legal and Risk Services