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Ansell

Associate Legal Counsel.Legal.Legal

Santo André

FULL TIME

September 6, 2024

Associate Legal Counsel.Legal.Legal - (30007492)

Description

Why Ansell

Ansell is a leading global provider of protection solutions. Our company designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of protection solutions that meet the ever-changing needs and demands of our markets and industries. Protection is our primary concern as millions of people around the world depend on Ansell in their professional and personal lives.

Why we do it

Safety culture is what we believe in! Protecting people and protecting the planet through innovation and sustainability is what we are passionate about. Ansell’s purpose is protection! Come join a trusted market leader!

Ansell is looking for a Associate Counsel, Americas to join our team in Brazil!

About this opportunity

Role Profile

Position Title: Associate Counsel, Americas

Job Location: Santo André, Brazil

Job Type: Full-Time (hybrid 50%)

Status: Exempt

Reports to Lead Counsel, Americas

Specific responsibilities include:

The Associate Counsel, Americas will have a unique opportunity to shape Ansell’s growth and expansion strategy in the Americas, with a focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC). Reporting to the [Lead Counsel, Americas], the [Associate Counsel, LAC] will provide practical, risk-conscious and actional legal advice to commercial and functional leadership.

The Associate Counsel will be the ‘first line of defense’ for any legal issues or requirements that may arise in LAC (including commercial, corporate, litigation, labor & employment, and government contracting) and assist with additional assigned projects in North America. The Associate Counsel will partner closely with our sales leadership, HR, manufacturing, logistics, and finance teams.

What would this role look like in detail?

Negotiate and advise the business regarding a wide variety of commercial contracts, including sales, supply, services, employment, financial, and leasing agreements.

Partner with human resources in managing a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. Address employee disputes, benefits questions, terminations, and other employee issues.

Advise the business on various legal topics including corporate and commercial law matters, contract law, product claims and product liability issues, and data privacy.

Manage corporate secretarial function for all Ansell subsidiaries in LAC. Collaborate with Finance to complete statutory reporting as required by applicable legislation and standards (anti-money laundering, governance, corporate social responsibility, etc.).

Recommend, manage, and budget for outside counsel in LAC jurisdictions to secure clear, actionable input in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Manage all litigation in LAC (predominantly labor claims) through outside counsel.

Champion, model and train colleagues on corporate ethics, compliance and the Ansell Values. Support the Law Department in corporate compliance, governance and reporting initiatives, including compliance training and internal investigations.

Support M&A activity and other strategic transactions as they arise, including the integration of the recently-acquired Kimberly-Clark PPE business.

Review product claims, packaging and marketing materials to ensure legal compliance.

Keep abreast of relevant evolving legal requirements.

Assist with other Ansell projects throughout the Americas or globally, as directed by the Lead Counsel, Americas or by Ansell’s General Counsel.

Support the Law Department in developing standard contracts/documents and associated processes and systems. Proactively contribute to the Legal team‘s planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general efficiency and effectiveness of the team as a whole.

What will you bring to Ansell?

Education / Licensure

Law Degree. Preference for an LLM (or equivalent degree) from an international law school.

Qualified to practice law in primary work location.

Job Experience

2+ years (4+ preferred) post-law school experience working as an attorney in a multinational company or law firm with a multinational clientele. Preference for experience working and/or studying abroad.

Experience in one or more of the following areas of law, with curiosity and initiative to develop expertise wherever needed:

commercial and government contracting

labor law and employee benefits

customs and international trade

corporate governance and management of private legal entities

Experience working across the globe in support of multiple time zones and cultures, and remotely.

Must have excellent academic credentials and be a qualified lawyer in good standing with eligibility to practice in your jurisdiction.

Knowledge and Skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills, the ability to influence and interface effectively with leadership across all business functions.

You will be trained and licensed in your home jurisdiction, but have the necessary flexibility, curiosity, judgment and cultural awareness to provide advice across borders with judicious and economical use of outside counsel.

Excellent written communicator, able to present complex legal issues clearly and concisely to nonlawyers.

Superb organizational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to travel regularly, mostly within the Americas (~5-10%).

Fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Comfort working with standard business and legal operations software (MS Office Suite, CLM, ebilling, etc.)

Positive collaborative attitude, comfort with change and a fast pace, and unimpeachable integrity.

What will you get from Ansell?

Competitive compensation plan, base salary, and annual incentive

Health Benefits: medical, dental and wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Collaborative and Innovative international work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

️ At Ansell we value diversity and understand that what adds up is precisely varied ideas and points of view. Therefore, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex and gender identity, nationality, disability or mental disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, or age, will not prevent you from being part of our team.

The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Ansell’s vision is about creating safe spaces where diverse perspectives are valued alongside individual contributions. It is our view that togetherness prevails over individuality.

When we say that everyone deserves to belong, feel included and empowered at work, it's not just words. Rather, it’s what drives Ansell as an organization towards a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community, it’s what drives us to serve our customers and stakeholders with pride, and it’s also what differentiates Ansell. We believe everyone, no matter how that person self-identifies, deserves an opportunity to achieve success.

Primary Location: Brazil-Santo Andre-Santo Andre

Work Locations: BR Santo Andre Rua das Figueiras, 474 - 4andar - Figueiras Rua Das Figueiras, 474 - 4andar Santo André 09080-300

Job: Legal

Organization: Legal

Schedule: Full-time

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Manager

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Job Posting: Sep 6, 2024, 9:15:01 AM

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