Junior Legal Counsel

Primary Duties: Manage a broad range of legal matters affecting the company, including providing strategic legal advice, mitigating legal risks, and supporting business operations across commercial, regulatory, and dispute-related areas.Responsibilities:· Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements (including sales, distribution, supply, service, and vendor agreements), and provide practical, risk-balanced legal advice to internal stakeholders. Particularly, draft and review termination notices and related communications to dealers and distributors, ensuring alignment with contractual rights, risk considerations, and management direction.· Draft and review documents relating to corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and internal restructuring, and support execution from a legal and risk perspective.· Manage and oversee disputes, claims, investigations, and litigation matters, including coordination with external counsel, development of defense strategies, and mitigation of legal and financial exposure.· Monitor and interpret applicable laws and regulations impacting the business, including but not limited to EPA, CARB, ECCC.· Develop, implement, and oversee legal and compliance training programs for internal stakeholders, and support the establishment and maintenance of internal policies and procedures.· Manage relationships with external counsel, including selection, engagement, performance oversight, and legal spend/budget management.· Collaborate closely with HQ Legal Team in Korea on cross-border legal matters, including alignment of legal strategies, reporting, and implementation of global policies.Requirements:· Juris Doctor (J.D.) graduate of an ABA approved law school in the U.S.· Qualified to practice law in any state of the U.S. (Georgia bar admission preferred).· At least 1 - 2 years' experience in private practice or in-house.· Experience in dealership law, labor & employment law, immigration law, or construction equipment industry preferred.· Excellent drafting and verbal / written communication skills preferably in both English and Korean.· Excellent strategic and analytical skills.· Demonstrate commercial awareness and the ability to apply legal knowledge and experience within a dynamic commercial environment.· Able to manage expectations, deadlines, and deliver within an appropriate timeframe· Able to manage conflicts and stressful situations in an efficient way.· Excellent client relationship and able to collaborate efficiently across different teams and departments.Other duties:Other duties and functions are appropriate to the position assigned by the manager from time to time.Work environment and other requirements:The work environment is a non-smoking office environment. No heavy lifting is required. Mostly sitting with computer and phone usage. Accommodation can be made for handicapped employees. Travel only on an "as needed" basis.