Corporate Counsel

Ingram Marine Group is hiring for a Corporate Counsel team member in Nashville TN.  This role provides critical legal services and guidance to all areas of the Company in transactions litigation and any other matter that has a legal tie-in. Helps the Assistant General Counsel develop and recommend for implementation new Legal Department policies procedures and best practices. Also represents the company in connection with industry and government relations matters.

The Corporate Counsel team member would be responsible for:

• Contributing to the Legal and Claims Teams mission of delivering high levels of customer service and support on commercial transactional and regulatory matters as well as incident and casualty response efforts when needed
• Interacting with Sales Logistics Operations Accounting & Finance Information Services Procurement and External Services Departments while drafting reviewing and negotiating a wide range of contracts including: inland river transportation agreements charters operating agreements marine services agreements hold harmless agreements professional services agreements SaaS contracts and licensing agreements
• Developing and negotiating complex commercial agreements related to Ingrams rapidly growing terminaling freight-forwarding and brokering business (including international and domestic air ocean and trucking) 
• Providing concise legal guidance to internal commercial and management clients on legal issues arising anywhere within the Company
• Supporting department activities with regular and prompt attendance.

Qualifications :

• Working knowledge in the following areas: general business law commercial and transactional issues.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Highly self-motivated.
• Able to make sound decisions relating to issues impacting commercial and transaction matters.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Prior experience in a law firm or legal department.

Degree Required:  Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required; A license to practice law in at least one U.S. state currently in good standing and the ability to secure an in-house license or full license by comity in Tennessee is also required

Years of Experience Required:  3 - 5 Years

Certification Required:  Law license in U.S. jurisdiction (TN preferred)

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including Medical/Prescription Drug plans HSA Vision Dental and Health Care FSA.
• Generous paid time off benefits
• 401K match upon first day of hire
• Life and AD&D Employee Assistant programs Group Legal & more
• Associate growth and development encouraged through internal training and tuition reimbursement program

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Ingram Marine Group and its affiliates (Company) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age work related mental or physical disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or genetic information. 

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