What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at Monolithic Power Systems?
Corporate Counsel
Seeking corporate counsel to join small in-house legal team that values work-life balance at a publicly traded hardware technology company.
Primary Responsibilities:
GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE
- Assist with corporate governance matters including board minutes, policies and training.
- Assist with employment matters.
- Assist in preparing public company SEC filings and corporate secretary functions: timely and accurate 10-Ks, 10-Qs, proxy statements, etc.
- Assist with any merger, acquisition or other corporate transactions.
- Support subsidiaries worldwide.
- Provide strategic legal support to sales, finance, operations, engineering and other internal groups across the company.
- Provide support to outside counsel on litigation matters.
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
- Engage in contract negotiations with channel partners, suppliers and end customers.
- Responsibility extends to support of international sales and territory-specific versions of sales and support contracts.
Experience and Skill Requirements:
- Law degree with excellent academic credentials.
- Minimum of two years of corporate legal experience at a top tier law firm or in-house.
- Candidate must be willing to roll up sleeves and be hands on with little or no administrative support. Some tasks will be similar to paralegal duties.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills desired. Candidate also needs to be able to handle challenging interpersonal or multi-cultural situations.
- Be able to supervise and train junior legal staff.
- Must be a fast learner.
- Must be organized and able to work independently.
- Must be willing to travel occasionally
Desired Experience:
- ’33 and’34 Act disclosure and reporting
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and licensing contracts, including negotiating with sophisticated, nationally recognized companies
- Corporate governance matters, such as board minutes and subsidiary compliance
- Data privacy law (i.e. GDPR)
Location: San Jose, CA
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