Legal Counsel

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🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $118k - $138k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Circular Action Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Circular Action Alliance is an organization working to create a circular economy for paper and packaging. It coordinates producer-funded recycling programs, submits program plans under extended producer responsibility laws (for example SB 54 in California), and invests in recycling access and responsible end markets. The organization provides resources for producers (registration, producer resource center, fee-setting consultation, steering committee) and is active in multiple U. S. states including California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Draft, negotiate, implement, and manage the lifecycle of commercial agreements supporting EPR programs • Support and scale a high-volume contracting environment • Lead contract intake, drafting, negotiation, execution, amendment, and termination • Develop and improve contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks • Identify and mitigate commercial risks, including indemnity, liability caps, data rights, termination rights, and regulatory obligations • Implement and support the contract lifecycle management system, including workflows, processes, metadata, and reporting • Track and report contract metrics such as cycle time, volume, and risk trends • Advise business teams on contract strategy, risk allocation, and negotiation positions • Own contract compliance, governance, recordkeeping, and audit readiness • Provide legal analysis on regulatory requirements affecting contract terms and program implementation • Draft legal memoranda and summaries for internal decision-making • Assist with compliance with applicable law, regulations, and contract commitments • Report to the General Counsel

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school • Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state • 5+ years of experience with a primary focus on commercial contract drafting and negotiation • Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills • Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment • Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements • Experience with CLM systems is strongly preferred, ideally Ironclad • Experience structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions • Strong commercial judgment and risk assessment • Advanced contract negotiation skills • Experience managing high-volume contract workflows • Hands-on experience with CLM tools and contract process optimization • Detail-oriented drafting and issue spotting within complex agreements • Ability to translate legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders • Comfort working in a lean, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven organization • Team-oriented, adaptable, and proactive

🏖️ Benefits

• Occasional travel to meetings or stakeholder engagement as needs • Equal employment opportunity employer • Accommodation available as part of the application process