Associate Counsel
Job Summary
The Associate Counsel, under the guidance of the Assistant General Counsel, provides a full range of legal support as a member of the Corporate Transactions team. The Associate Counsel will be responsible for coordinating and leading various cross-functional corporate transactions involving the finance, accounting, tax, treasury, human resources, commercial, and operations teams, as well as providing support for M&A and debt/financing transactions, as necessary. The Associate Counsel may also provide commercial contract support for Avient’s two business segments.
Essential Functions
- Support internal corporation transactions for all global subsidiaries of Avient Corporation, including supporting dividends and cash repatriations, capital contributions, intercompany loans, internal operational and entity restructuring and rationalization, and other complex corporate transactions.
- Support corporate subsidiary governance for all global subsidiaries of Avient Corporation, including supporting changes to directors and officers, shareholder and board actions, preparing minutes of meetings of subsidiary boards, and participating in or leading subsidiary board meetings.
- Effectively interface with key business partners, including stakeholders from accounting, tax, finance, treasury, human resources, and external legal advisors.
- Analyze and summarize legal documents, including contracts and corporate governance documents, and make suggestions for alterations of those documents.
- Provide input and assistance during M&A activities and debt/financing transactions, including reviewing and drafting agreements and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel, as necessary
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including sales agreements, rebate agreements, and other business agreements for Avient’s two business segments: Color, Additives, and Inks and Specialty Engineered Materials.
- Identify potential legal risks and ensure contracts comply with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Provide legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on contract terms, obligations, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Support dispute resolution and contract enforcement as needed.
- Research and analyze the law on complex issues and write memoranda as necessary/requested.
- Participates in the selection, retention, and monitoring of outside counsel for Avient.
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience
- Juris Doctor degree from accredited ABA School
- 4+ years of relevant experience at a law firm or in-house at a corporation
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
- Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
- Security includes physical security and cyber security.
Who We Are
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
Why Avient
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
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