Assistant General Counsel - Detroit - Little Caesars Pizza

Description

Build a Bigger, Better, Bolder Future:

Imagine working for a company that measures its success based off the growth of its colleagues, a company that invests in its future by investing in you. Little Caesars is a company where our colleagues make an impact.

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Your Mission:

Provide general legal services to various corporate departments such as, marketing, international, finance and operations regarding marketing and trademark initiatives and strategy. Primarily responsible for reviewing marketing and advertising initiatives for the domestic and international businesses and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Also responsible for trademark searches, enforcement and supporting the business on strategy. The incumbent in this role will act as a trusted advisor who will provide leadership, direction and expertise for staff and colleagues related to legal matters. This includes leading and managing other legal staff.

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Provides advice and counsel on significant and major marketing initiatives, as well as providing legal perspective for strategic business initiatives.
• Oversee trademark searches and analysis. Work with other legal staff to devise strategies and enforce our marks in all markets.
• Manage outside counsel and internal legal staff.
• Support business teams relative to their legal needs, and avoidance or reduction of legal risk, including providing proactive advice and preventative measures as necessary.
• Review the research, analysis and complex data to authorize, approve and/or implement the development of new approaches and strategies.
• Designs and implements corporate policies as necessary, subject to approval of the Chief Legal Counsel.
• Requires continuous contact will all organizational levels responsible for influencing and approving marketing strategies and approaches.
• Continuous participation in discussions requiring the reconciliation of adverse points of view.
• Provide leadership to legal staff. Responsible for leading other legal professionals in handling day-to-day operations with decision making capabilities, focusing on efficiency and time management. Responsible for performance management, development plans and review of work product as well as establishing and managing priorities.
• Manages budgets for respective area and partners with Chief Legal Counsel on budgetary cycles, attending business reviews, and analyzing specific budget requests as needed for the legal team.

Who You Are:

• Juris Doctor (J.D) degree.
• 10+ years' experience working in a law firm and corporate legal department.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with multiple individuals, including attorneys, senior management, and business associates. This includes the ability to negotiate and reconcile opposing positions; as well as combining legal analysis with sound business advice.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a management role demonstrating progressive experience in delivering support at an executive level, leading project teams or work groups.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and client needs.
• Proven capability of actively participating in and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Evidence of ability to analyze, problem-solve and make decisions, including viable alternative options.
• Practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and be able to effectively counsel clients by providing them with clear, concise advice, and creative solutions where necessary, on established timelines to meet their business needs.
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm.
• Strong change and project management skills, including the ability to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion.

Where You'll Work:

• Works in a normal office environment, where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, noise, dust and the like.
• Requires travel up to 30% of the time and ability to adhere to the corporate travel policies and procedures.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Little Caesars Enterprises Inc.

Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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