Legal and Compliance Counsel Job at Metalor Technologies USA, North Attleboro, MA

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  • Metalor Technologies USA
  • North Attleboro, MA

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Legal Advisory: Provide practical and strategic legal advice on a broad range of issues including commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment law, and data privacy.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Develop, implement, and oversee compliance programs in line with U.S. federal and state laws (e.g., FCPA, data protection, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions).
  • Policy Development: Draft, review, and update internal policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance and mitigate legal risk.
  • Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements with customers, suppliers, and partners.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions:
  • Assist with legal due diligence of target companies.
  • Help coordinate post-acquisition integration from a legal and compliance perspective.
  • Training & Awareness: Design and deliver training for employees on key compliance topics (anti-bribery, data protection, ethics).
  • External Counsel Management: Select and manage external counsel where specialist advice or litigation support is required.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with company headquarters, business, finance, HR, and operations teams to provide day-to-day legal and compliance support.

Key Qualifications

  • Education: Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited U.S. law school and admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
  • Experience: 5–8+ years’ legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal/compliance department.
  • Compliance Knowledge: In-depth understanding of U.S. regulatory frameworks (including AML, FCPA, SEC, DOJ, and state-level laws).
  • M&A Exposure: Demonstrated experience supporting due diligence and transaction execution for small to mid-size acquisitions.
  • Business Acumen and Strategic Thinking: Strong commercial awareness with the ability to translate legal advice into strategic, business-focused solutions.
  • Problem-Solving : Identifying legal issues and developing creative, practical solutions to business challenges.

  • Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, priorities setting and stakeholder management skills.
  • Teamwork & Collaboration : Working effectively with different departments and external parties to achieve common business goals.

  • Integrity & Ethical Judgment: Unwavering adherence to professional ethics and sound decision-making.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in a multinational organization.
  • Familiarity with global compliance standards (FCPA , UK Bribery Act, etc.).
  • Experience working in heavily regulated industries.

Key Competencies

  • Strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
  • Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills.
  • Ability to spot issues and escalate them timely whenever necessary.
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
  • Knowledge of Spanish is a plus

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