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St. Louis, Missouri, BJC HealthCare, a 15 hospital health system, seeks experienced transactional attorney. This position advises internal clients on legal issues associated with a variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and other affiliation relationships. The qualified candidate will have 5 to 8 years of experience, either at a law firm or as in-house counsel with a health system or hospital, knowledge of health care laws (including fraud and abuse laws), and experience in negotiating and drafting transaction related documents. Experience with other general health care legal and regulatory issues and issues related to academic medical centers would also be considered a plus.    JD degree from an accredited law school; 5-8 years of experience practicing health law with an emphasis on transactions at a law firm or large health system; and Missouri law license (or law license from another state, but must be willing to obtain Missouri license).

St. Louis, Missouri, Scope: Join a fast-paced legal team as part of a larger multinational company.  The Corporate Counsel will join the legal team (currently with 2 other Corporate Counsels and 2 Paralegals, reporting to the VP, General Counsel – Americas).  This is a great opportunity to expand your in-house or law firm experience into a diverse range of legal matters.  You will be responsible for providing legal and compliance support and advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters for a multinational specialty products and chemical manufacturing company, ICL Group Ltd. (NYSE: ICL).  ICL’s Americas headquarters are located in St. Louis, MO.  In addition, this position will serve as a member of the Global Legal and Compliance Team and will participate in global legal and compliance initiatives as requested.   Major Responsibilities/Accountabilities:   Provide legal advice and guidance to management and operations teams on a broad range of legal issues. Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts including sales agreements, distribution agreements, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, and others. Lead and manage team projects. Manage and work with ICL legal team and external counsel on a wide-range of matters including intellectual property, commercial litigation, employment litigation, regulatory issues. Collaborate with global legal team on various projects and strategies. Develop and conduct relevant legal trainings and educate team members from across different business units and functional areas. Support and advise on implementation of certain compliance programs and initiatives. Build cross-functional relationship with business teams. Juris Doctorate or LLM from an ABA accredited law school required. Membership to the Missouri Bar, or eligible and willing to seek admission to the Missouri Bar. Ability to effectively communicate legal and compliance issues verbally and in writing to all levels of the organization.  Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts required. Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and focus on critical priorities independently.  Experience leading projects and driving them to completion. Strong business ethics, integrity and executive presence.  Ability to think critically and resolve complex legal issues. Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills. 5-10+ years of significant corporate experience in a law firm and/or in-house experience preferred; a minimum of 3 years of significant corporate experience in a law firm and/or in-house experience required. EEO-USA Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabilities

St. Louis, Missouri, In-House Counsel for engineering, architecture, construction, control systems integration, and technology consulting firm providing services to clients in the food & beverage, consumer products, life sciences, advanced technology, and industrial sectors. Negotiates complex design-build and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contracts, along with architectural, engineering, trade contractor, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contracts. Serves as project counsel helping project teams validate and realize the trust that our clients place in our firm of exceptional professionals, including practical and proactive resolution of disputes.  Places the firm's professional liability, builder's risk, and construction-specific insurance program. Guides risk management program development and compliance. Provides organizational design, professional licensing, and corporate governance strategies and compliance for architectural, engineering, and construction management entities and professionals.   Responsibilities Duties include, but are not limited to: Review design, engineering, engineer-procure-construct, design-build and construction management contracts, subcontracts, bids, equipment agreements, review and modify industry standard (AIA, EJCDC, ConsensusDocs, DBIA) and owner drafted contracts; Lead negotiation of those contracts in coordination with Executive Team, Project Leadership, and Contracts/Procurement Manager(s); Work with executive team to set the strategic direction of risk mitigation programs to align them with our growth and value creation visions and overall risk tolerances; Support client development and securing work through proactive contract development (especially on all constructed or integrated project opportunities) and by interfacing directly with clients, client legal teams, or our internal client development team; Counsel teams on project selection risks, appropriate project delivery methodology, and adherence to firm’s commercial, legal, and risk management preferences;   Provide Executive Team and Project Leadership with counsel during project delivery, including providing project-level contract guidance and support (contract adherence, interpretation, subcontract alignment, notice requirements, close-out procedures) from kickoff to final completion; Manage all forms of project-related dispute resolution (client discussions, liens, discovery, mediations, arbitrations, litigation, position papers, settlement agreements, etc.), provide guidance to Executive Team, and coordinate with insurers and outside counsel; Oversee strategy and compliance for firm-level professional licensing requirements applicable to architecture, professional engineering, and general contracting services; Provide counsel and guidance for governance and organization of corporate entities holding certificates of authorization for architecture and engineering services; Coordinate placement of design and construction insurance coverage including professional liability and builder’s risk policies in alignment with Barry-Wehmiller’s broader corporate insurance and risk management program; Maintain and update firm’s library of standard contracts, forms, and templates; Collaborate closely with Design Group and Barry-Wehmiller Safety Teams to promote a culture of safety and wellness and confirm that safety policies and practices are properly addressed in contracts for construction and field services; Advise Design Group Culture and People Development teams on labor/employment issues and coordinate resolution of any disputes with outside counsel and insurers; Manage outside counsel and coordinate resolution of personal injury and property damage claims with outside counsel and insurers; Collaborate, align, and communicate as a liaison to the Barry-Wehmiller corporate team on risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and insurance matters and communicate contract policies/procedures to staff; Position will report to Barry-Wehmiller VP & Corporate Counsel and the Design Group CFO; Perform other duties as needed requested by executive team.     The candidate will ideally have 7-10 years of legal experience. Preferred candidate will have a background in either engineering or construction contracts, construction industry disputes, or general commercial contracts within a law firm or an in-house legal department. Knowledge of construction-related insurance practices with a general understanding of professional liability insurance. Experience and skill in drafting and negotiating engineering, design-build, EPC, construction management, and owner’s representative contracts. Experience and skill in managing resolution of claims and disputes in coordination with outside legal counsel and insurers. Results-oriented, highly collaborative, pragmatic, flexible, takes initiative, and creative. Ability to build partnerships internally. Sound legal reasoning, thoroughness, and excellent legal writing skills and presentation skills. Capable of building teams and effectively operating within teams. Excellent previously demonstrated negotiating skills. Ability to identify and manage risk inherent to projects in the engineering/construction industry. Ability to personally interact with clients, contractors and colleagues. Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time. Ability to handle multiple competing priorities. Ability to quickly learn systems, processes, and procedures. Administrative self-sufficiency.   Education Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.   Licenses Current member in good standing of the Missouri Bar preferred. Current member in good standing of a different US State Bar acceptable.

Earth City , Missouri, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (“Spectrum Brands” or the “Company”) has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a Senior Regulatory Counsel to be located at the Company’s corporate office in Earth City, Missouri (outside St. Louis) or its worldwide headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin (outside Madison).   This position requires an undergraduate degree from a well-known university/college combined with a J.D. from a highly respected law school, membership in good standing in one or more U.S. states, including the ability to practice law in Missouri or Wisconsin, and at least 10-15 years of legal experience, including preferably a mix of law firm training and in-house practice at a consumer goods company with multinational operations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the following substantive areas: FDA requirements relating to pet food and pet care products; EPA requirements relating to insecticides, pesticides, and insect/pest repellents; CPSC requirements relating to home and personal care appliances and home hardware products; and state and international laws and regulations associated with the above product categories, in particular UK and EU regimes.   The Senior Regulatory Counsel will advise stakeholders across the Company on all relevant legal regulatory and compliance matters. In addition to the U.S. scope of responsibility, the Senior Regulatory Counsel will interface with outside counsel and local teams from each Company Business Unit in its international markets to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements for all Spectrum Brands products sold globally.   Interested candidates should send a current resume and cover letter, both in Microsoft Word, to [email protected] .

St. Louis, Missouri, Major, Lindsey & Africa has been retained to handle the Auto Category Lead Counsel search for Energizer Holdings, Inc . Energizer Holdings, Inc., a NYSE-listed company with revenues of over $2.49B in FY 2019, is a global branded distributor of diversified household products. Anchored by its globally-recognized brands Energizer®, EVEREADY®, Rayovac® and VARTA®, the Company is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of primary batteries and portable lighting products. Energizer is also a leading designer and marketer of automotive fragrance and appearance products from recognized brands such as A/C Pro®, Armor All®, Bahama & Co.®, California Scents®, Driven®, Eagle One®, LEXOL®, Nu Finish®, Refresh Your Car!® and STP®. For more information, please visit www.energizerholdings.com . The successful candidate will have at least ten (10) years of relevant legal experience, including in-house experience, in the fields of intellectual property, marketing, advertising and commercial agreements. Experience advising clients in a global environment, including as to compliance with international and foreign laws, is also required. Prior experience in a consumer product goods company is strongly preferred. Experience interfacing with C-suite level executives is also preferred. Please send a resume and cover letter in MS Word format to [email protected] for consideration.  Please do not contact Energizer directly; resumes sent to the company will be routed back to MLA.

Missouri, Major, Lindsey & Africa has been retained to handle the Senior Counsel – Patents & Technology search for Energizer Holdings, Inc . Energizer Holdings, Inc., a NYSE-listed company with revenues of