⚖️ North American Counsel ⚖️

📍 Greater Nashville Area (Hybrid: 4 Days In Office / 1 Day Remote)

💰 $160,000-$170,000 Base + 20% Bonus

📦 Relocation Assistance Available

🚀 Director-Level Role with Executive Growth Potential

Robert Half Legal is partnering with a global manufacturing and technology-driven organization to identify a Head of Legal, North America.

This newly created leadership role is ideal for a motivated attorney who is ready to move beyond being a legal advisor and become a true business partner. The position offers responsibility for legal matters across North America, direct interaction with executive leadership, and a clear path toward future executive-level advancement.

If you're intellectually curious, ambitious, business-minded, and motivated to make an impact, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of a growing legal function while supporting a mission-driven organization that positively impacts thousands of lives every day.

🌟 What You'll Do

✅ Serve as the primary legal partner to senior business leadership across North America.

✅ Lead day-to-day commercial and corporate legal matters across a multi-entity organization.

✅ Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of commercial agreements and strategic initiatives.

✅ Oversee outside counsel and manage litigation strategy while balancing business objectives and risk.

✅ Direct regional corporate governance, entity management, board-related matters, and legal compliance initiatives.

✅ Support acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic growth initiatives.

✅ Guide employment-related matters and partner with business leaders on workforce-related issues.

✅ Mentor and develop legal operations personnel while helping build the future structure of the legal team.

🔍 What We're Looking For

✔ Active U.S. Bar admission required.

✔ Strong experience with commercial contracts and broad business counseling.

✔ Sound judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial realities.

✔ Experience supporting corporate governance, compliance, employment matters, and general corporate legal functions.

✔ Natural curiosity, strong initiative, and a willingness to tackle unfamiliar issues.

✔ Relationship-builder who enjoys partnering with executives and business leaders.

✔ Leadership potential and an interest in developing and growing a legal team.

✔ In-house legal experience is required.

🚀 Why This Opportunity Stands Out

🌎 Join a global organization with operations spanning multiple countries and markets.

📈 Newly created role with significant visibility and long-term advancement potential.

🎯 Clear development path toward Vice President-level leadership.

🤝 Direct mentorship from a General Counsel who is known for being collaborative, practical, and invested in developing talent.

🏢 Highly visible position supporting executive leadership and strategic business initiatives.

💡 Opportunity to influence compliance, governance, commercial operations, and legal strategy across an entire region.

🌱 Be part of an organization where innovation, growth, and continuous improvement are core priorities.

❤️ Support a business whose products and services make a meaningful difference in people's everyday lives.

💼 Compensation & Benefits

💰 $160,000 - $170,000 base salary

🎯 20% target bonus

📦 Relocation assistance available

🏡 Hybrid schedule (4 days in office / 1 day remote)

📈 Exceptional growth and leadership development opportunities

If you're a business-minded attorney looking to step into a broader leadership role with executive exposure, strategic responsibility, and a clear path for advancement, we'd love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today for confidential consideration. Only candidates meeting the client's requirements will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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