Job of the Week

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Position: Counsel (In-House)
Location: Orange County, CA
Description: A major computer hard-drive manufacturer seeks an in-house counsel. The individual will be expected to review, draft and negotiate contracts, agreements, licenses and other instruments on Company’s behalf; maintain corporate records for the Company’s foreign and domestic subsidiaries; manage the legal department’s online tools, such as the nondisclosure agreement application and document template web page; assist in preparation of corporate documents, including resolutions, bylaws, board and shareholder minutes and SEC reporting documents; and investigate facts and law surrounding a dispute, and work with outside counsel to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit(s).
Skills:
• 4-6 years of experience practicing general corporate law with a law firm listed in American Lawyer’s survey of the top 100 law firms in the United States
• Current member of the California Bar in good standing
• Full knowledge of principles, concepts and methodology of the practice of corporate law
• Extensive knowledge of contract and tort law
• Familiarity with corporate organization, securities compliance, drafting transactional documents, license agreements, and SEC reporting
Company Description: This company is one of the largest independent makers of hard disk drives, which record, store, and recall volumes of data. Drives for personal computers account for most of the company’s sales, although they also make devices for entry-level servers and home entertainment products, such as set-top boxes and video game consoles. The company sells to manufacturers and through retailers and distributors. About half of its sales are to manufacturers; Dell accounted for 10% of sales in fiscal 2007.
For more information, see job # 7953 on Lateral Link.
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