What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at Lutron Electronics?
Overview
Lutron Electronics, a privately held large international technology and manufacturing company, seeks an attorney with 3-5 years of experience to join our highly collaborative in-house legal team at our global headquarters. You will work alongside, and learn from, a close-knit team of experienced legal professionals who are committed to mentorship and investing in your career development. This position reports to the Senior Director of Compliance with regular and direct responsibilities to the Director of Business Law. You will also work closely with other senior leaders in the legal department including those focused on IP and Litigation. The right person for this role will be curious, a quick learner and excited to build a career doing interesting, challenging, and internationally oriented work for one of the world’s leading providers of lighting controls and systems.
Responsibilities
Your first responsibility is to learn and understand Lutron’s business. You will combine that knowledge with your sound judgment and analytical skills to:
Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action - Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics
Lutron Electronics, a privately held large international technology and manufacturing company, seeks an attorney with 3-5 years of experience to join our highly collaborative in-house legal team at our global headquarters. You will work alongside, and learn from, a close-knit team of experienced legal professionals who are committed to mentorship and investing in your career development. This position reports to the Senior Director of Compliance with regular and direct responsibilities to the Director of Business Law. You will also work closely with other senior leaders in the legal department including those focused on IP and Litigation. The right person for this role will be curious, a quick learner and excited to build a career doing interesting, challenging, and internationally oriented work for one of the world’s leading providers of lighting controls and systems.
Responsibilities
Your first responsibility is to learn and understand Lutron’s business. You will combine that knowledge with your sound judgment and analytical skills to:
- Provide legal research and counsel on a broad range of compliance topics including Data Privacy, Sustainability, Product, Packaging, Trade, Certifications, and others. This will involve working directly with cross-functional teams, experts, and leaders from across the company including those in engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements. This will include both sell-side and buy-side supply and services agreements, SaaS and other tech transaction agreements, and more. You will also help build and maintain our templates, playbooks and other resources.
- Help develop and deliver relevant, engaging and practical trainings for Lutron employees at all levels of seniority.
- Support IP and Litigation teams on an as needed basis.
- Help build a scalable set of legal processes and operations to increase team efficiency and reduce repetitive work to support Company growth.
- High-impact: Handle sophisticated matters with clear priorities that have a direct impact on the health and growth of the company.
- Global reach: Through supporting Lutron’s global operations, you will have true exposure to international business and legal topics.
- Learn from experts: Daily mentorship from experienced practitioners across compliance, commercial, IP, and litigation accelerates your development.
- Collocated, highly collaborative and supportive: We are most effective working together in person, sharing knowledge and solving problems as a team. We pride ourselves on a collaborative, supportive culture.
- Valued for your contributions: We offer meaningful responsibility early in your in-house career combined with a leadership team and company that respects your time in and out of the office. We value deep and effective work during the day so our employees can pursue their interests and be engaged outside of the office, too.
- Intellectual curiosity and appetite for mentorship - whether from senior attorneys, company leaders, or experts in non-legal fields. No prior expertise in Compliance or Commercial law required - but a willingness to learn is a must!
- 3-5 years of legal experience. Experience at a top-tier national or international law firm preferred.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. state bar. J.D. from a top-tier law school preferred.
- Proven analytical, negotiation, and communication skills. You must be able to synthesize complex facts and legal issues into short, business-oriented recommendations for non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent research abilities with attention to precedent, detail, and practical application.
- Experience with companies in technology and/or manufacturing is a plus.
- Demonstrated interest in technology (such as undergraduate major or minor in a STEM field) preferred but not required.
- Reliable, collaborative, and able to manage competing priorities.
- Work schedule emphasis: predictable, focused daytime hours and a leadership culture that supports a life outside of the office
- Relocation assistance available
Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action - Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics