Assistant General Counsel

About Circular Services

Circular Services is a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure and services and the largest private recycling and organics company in the U.S. with operations across the country. We help businesses and municipalities reduce and divert waste lowering disposal costs and fueling local supply chains by ensuring materials are recovered recycled and reused.

About the Role:

Circular Services is seeking an Associate General Counsel as its builds its legal department partnering with facility leadership on commercial transactions and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on corporate generalist with extensive experience in recycling organics and material management or similar industrial industry.

The role will be based in New York City New York and require some travel to other operating locations.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day legal matters of the facilities across the U.S. including RFPs contract terms negotiation playbooks and templates (including government vendor customer commodities transportation NDAs financing HR technology) HS&E (including OSHA State and Municipal Departments of Environmental Protection/Conservation/Sanitation/Recycling) M&A and integration corporate governance policies and procedures compliance training risk mitigation real property intellectual property cybersecurity and privacy labor and employment insurance matters procurement communications marketing regulatory sustainability and dispute resolution.
• Collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer executive team and cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate legal risks proposing new solutions and processes that align with the companys overall mission and growth trajectory and drive operational excellence and efficiency blending legal expertise with business acumen.
• Represent Circular Services before state and federal regulatory bodies and related organizations.
• Stay apprised of changes to laws and regulations that may impact the company.
• Manage outside counsel in specialized areas as needed ensuring the company seeks necessary and prudent advice while well-managing its legal expenses.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• 10 years as a licensed attorney
• Extensive experience with the legal and business needs of an industrial/manufacturing and services operating company
• Demonstrated success guiding complex deals and partnerships including management of contracts & agreements
• Highly analytical with sharp attention to detail
• Exceptional communication negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Extremely high level of integrity & professionalism and excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Strategic thinker with a passion for driving business growth and improving organizational processes
• Substantial knowledge and experience working with Ironclad or similar CLM and MS Office.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in the state of New York additional state bar licenses a plus

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Experience working for a waste recycling and/or organics company
• Preference for corporate or commercial transactions counsel experience
• Preference for a mix of in-house and top-tier law firm experience
• Knowledge and experience contracting with municipalities and recycling facilities a plus
• Experience building/growing a legal department or working with or in a high-growth or start-up company and a large public or private equity-backed company

EEOC:Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.