What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at ServiceMaster® Brands?
Description
We Play to Win—Together.
ServiceMaster®Brands is building a future fueled by empowered teams and bold ideas. We’re on a path to double our size, and that takes courage, creativity, and relentless drive. If you’re ready to lead change and help franchisees succeed, this is your moment. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
Perks & Benefits That Support You
ServiceMaster is looking for a dynamic and experienced attorney to provide strategic guidance across the company’s multiple brands in both the US and Canada. The Corporate Counsel will act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing broad generalist legal support with a focus on contract review (drafting and negotiation), litigation management, and day-to-day corporate legal matters. This position offers exposure to a variety of legal issues in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and reports to senior legal leadership.
What You Will Do
Compensation: Pay ranges at SMB are designed to reflect skills, experience, and business needs. The range shown excludes location-based adjustments, and most new hires start below the top of the range. For this role, the estimated range starts at $150,000.
About SMB
ServiceMaster® Brandsis a leading provider of residential and commercial services in restoration, cleaning, moving, and bioremediation. Founded in 1929, we operate 4,600 locations through 3,200 franchisees, serving over 1 million homes and businesses annually. Today, we do business under seven trusted brands across 50 states and nine countries, generating more than $3.5B in system-wide sales:ServiceMaster Restore®, ServiceMaster Clean®, Merry Maids®, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, TWO MEN AND A JUNK TRUCK®, Aftermath Services®, and Indoor Science.
While each brand has its own identity, we share a vision:to become the most admired brand in every industry we serve. Our purpose—Be there when you need us™—extends to our team, where growth, well-being, and success are priorities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of ServiceMaster Brands, in accordance with all applicable laws, to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected classifications, activities, or conditions as required by federal, state and local laws.
Accessibility & Accommodations
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process atweacknowledge@servicemaster.com.
Pre-Employment Screening
Employment with ServiceMaster Brands is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening. These screenings include criminal background and substance use testing in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
California Applicants
Background checks are required, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Privacy Policy
https://www.servicemaster.com/california-applicant-privacy-notice/
We Play to Win—Together.
ServiceMaster®Brands is building a future fueled by empowered teams and bold ideas. We’re on a path to double our size, and that takes courage, creativity, and relentless drive. If you’re ready to lead change and help franchisees succeed, this is your moment. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
Perks & Benefits That Support You
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance starting the first day of the month after you’re hired
- Competitive 401(k) match to help you invest in your future
- Enjoy 15 days of paid time off, plus 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays to recharge and celebrate
- We’re committed to your development with career advancement and professional growth
ServiceMaster is looking for a dynamic and experienced attorney to provide strategic guidance across the company’s multiple brands in both the US and Canada. The Corporate Counsel will act as a trusted legal partner to the business, providing broad generalist legal support with a focus on contract review (drafting and negotiation), litigation management, and day-to-day corporate legal matters. This position offers exposure to a variety of legal issues in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and reports to senior legal leadership.
What You Will Do
- Serve as a corporate generalist supporting the company’s growing legal needs across the business in a hands-on, hybrid work environment.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial, employment, and corporate agreements, including, but not limited to, customer and vendor master supply agreements, technology agreements, LOIs, proposals, change orders, employment agreements, and severance agreements.
- Provide timely, practical, and business-oriented legal guidance to internal stakeholders and brand management on legal, contractual, and risk-related matters.
- Lead the transformation and optimization of contracting legal support, including development and maintenance of templates, playbooks, processes, and contract governance.
- Identify, assess, and advise on legal and compliance risks, and develop strategies to protect and advance the company’s business and legal interests.
- Support litigation and pre-litigation matters, including coordination with outside counsel, document review, dispute resolution strategies, and claims management.
- Support company-wide compliance initiatives, including regulatory, licensure, and state-to-state requirements, and advise on the interpretation and application of applicable laws and regulations, including relating to brand marketing efforts and dynamic areas such as data privacy and TCPA compliance.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school; active member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar
- 6 years of legal experience as a corporate or commercial attorney, with broad generalist exposure
- Large law firm experience strongly preferred, with the ability to operate efficiently in an in-house environment
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
- Experience supporting and/or managing litigation and pre-litigation matters, including working with outside counsel
- Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, risk-based legal advice to internal stakeholders, including the Legal Team’s senior attorneys
- Prior in-house experience and exposure to services-based industries preferred but not required
- Prior experience supporting a franchised business model or working with franchise-related legal matters is preferred, but not required
Compensation: Pay ranges at SMB are designed to reflect skills, experience, and business needs. The range shown excludes location-based adjustments, and most new hires start below the top of the range. For this role, the estimated range starts at $150,000.
About SMB
ServiceMaster® Brandsis a leading provider of residential and commercial services in restoration, cleaning, moving, and bioremediation. Founded in 1929, we operate 4,600 locations through 3,200 franchisees, serving over 1 million homes and businesses annually. Today, we do business under seven trusted brands across 50 states and nine countries, generating more than $3.5B in system-wide sales:ServiceMaster Restore®, ServiceMaster Clean®, Merry Maids®, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, TWO MEN AND A JUNK TRUCK®, Aftermath Services®, and Indoor Science.
While each brand has its own identity, we share a vision:to become the most admired brand in every industry we serve. Our purpose—Be there when you need us™—extends to our team, where growth, well-being, and success are priorities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of ServiceMaster Brands, in accordance with all applicable laws, to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected classifications, activities, or conditions as required by federal, state and local laws.
Accessibility & Accommodations
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process atweacknowledge@servicemaster.com.
Pre-Employment Screening
Employment with ServiceMaster Brands is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening. These screenings include criminal background and substance use testing in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
California Applicants
Background checks are required, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Privacy Policy
https://www.servicemaster.com/california-applicant-privacy-notice/
Salary : $150,000