In-House Counsel - Corporate Attorney

Company Background:

ELM & Home Building Solutions is a private equity backed (Audax Group) company based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with sales in excess of $400 million and comprised of three businesses: Englert, LeafGuard & MetalMan with a history of strong performance and the opportunity for significant continued growth.

Englert is a leading manufacturer of high-quality commercial and residential metal roofing, wall panel and gutter systems. The company sells its products to distributors and contractors servicing the commercial and residential repair and replacement end-markets while also manufacturing most products used by its sister companies LeafGuard and MetalMan. Englert provides full-service manufacturing and distribution with an in-house paint-line and operates an on-site roll forming model where contractors purchase machines from Englert and cut & form metal coils on the job site. Englert has six distribution/service centers across the East Coast, sales more than $145 million, a double-digit growth rate and strong profit margins.

The company's LeafGuard Specialty metal gutter brand sells direct to consumers and services 100% residential end-markets. LeafGuard is a one-piece, never-clog product that eliminates recurring need for cleaning, as well as externalities of mold, rot, and foundation damage. LeafGuard has grown from 9 to 52 owned locations across the US in the last 3 years and has sales of more than $300 million.

ELM recently launched MetalMan as a specialty metal roofing brand sold direct-to-consumer that services 100% residential end-markets. MetalMan currently has 3 office locations in the US.

In-House Counsel- Corporate Attorney

We are looking for an energetic business savvy attorney to join our team of highly motivated and hard-working professionals with the goal of bringing high caliber legal advice to support our business units. The candidate must be highly collaborative with the ability to garner the trust of others, build productive internal and external professional relationships, and operate effectively in a diverse environment with lawyers and non-lawyers alike. You must be able to provide practical advice to non-legal team members on a variety of legal and business issues. You must have excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills, be proactive, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple projects. You must be a detail oriented person with a strong commitment to quality, work product and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing commercial leases. Overseeing issues that come up in the life cycle of a commercial lease.
• Handling consumer complaints filed with regulatory agencies. Dealing with issues that come up in the life cycle of a consumer complaint.
• Dealing with consumer protection matters.
• Negotiate, review, and draft a broad range of commercial agreements and deal with issues that come up in the life cycle of a contract.
• Assist General Counsel as required
• Education & Experience Required:
• A degree in law (JD or LLB)
• Meets New Jersey law license requirements
• 3 – 5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in house
• Experience in managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience with overseeing outside counsel and management of outside counsel spent would be an asset.

ELM Home Building Solutions and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Englert Inc., LeafGuard Holdings, and MetalMan provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veterans status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.