General Counsel

Want to hear something crazy? Cars only spend 5% of their time driving.  Where do they spend the other 95%?   PARKED!

LAZ Parking is one of the largest and fastest growing parking companies in the country. LAZ operates hundreds of thousands of parking spaces across the country.  When it comes to parking, we’re the experts! 

We are also a PEOPLE FIRST company. We often say “parking is our industry but people are our passion.” Our mission is to “create opportunities for our employees and value for our clients”.  If you’re looking to join a growing company led by passionate people committed to being the best – contact us today! 

The Spirit of the Position: 

The General Counsel reports through to the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for mitigating legal risk across the company in areas such as contract compliance, litigation oversight/prevention, employee/labor relations, and merger and acquisition activity.  S/he serves as the primary legal contact for external counsel and s/he manages these relationships. As an integral part of the company’s leadership team, the General Counsel provides advice on a wide variety of legal-related matters, including potential litigation; labor cases; insurance cases; acquisitions; and vendor and client contracts. S/he also establishes the company’s financial reserves on outstanding matters, as well as establishes processes, best practices and SOPs for the Legal Department.   

Principal Job Duties:      

• Drafts, reviews and negotiates a variety of complex documents and contracts with employees, vendors and other business partners.
• Manage relationships with outside counsel and oversee billable hours spent by attorneys hired to represent the company.
• Provide guidance/advice in situations that arise as needed related to labor, insurance, permit, contract or any other legal-related matter.
• Participate in legal due diligence for potential acquisitions and assist in contract drafting and document preparation for closing(s) as appropriate.
• Estimates and sets financial reserves for pending litigation and manages budget for legal department.
• Establishes templates and/or other processes, standards and best practices for the Contract formation, review and maintenance.
• Develops and implements an annual strategic plan for the Legal Department aligned to the company’s overall business initiatives.
• Liaises to insurance brokers and carriers on cases related to worker’s compensation, garage keeper’s liability, employer practices liability, cyber insurance, umbrella coverage and/or any other insurance-related matters.
• Represents the company if/as needed in courts (in CT or other states).
• Creates and maintains ongoing reports for the Executive Committee about open/pending litigation.
• Lead/manages other members of the Legal Department and partners with Chief Operating Officer on the strategic plan for the Department as the company grows.
• Write and deliver memos (or other reports) that describe exposure on pending litigation or other legal matters.
• Reviews and analyzes legal and regulatory developments and trends and determine potential impact and applicability as necessary.
• Collaborates with Human Resources to develop, provide and oversee training to staff regarding legal topics.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements:

Travel

• Up to 10%, based on business needs.

Education

• Juris Doctor Degree required.
• Member of CT Bar Association required.

Experience 

• At least 10-15 years of corporate law practice.
• Experience leading M&A full-cycle activity
• Litigation oversight and contract review/drafting.
• Contract negotiations.
• Experience with HR compliance across multi-states.
• Intellectual property issue oversight. 

Skills

• Ability to navigate the political reality of an organization.
• Change management savvy and ability to drive strategies that change employee behavior/culture.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to encourage open expression of ideas and opinions.
• Ability to influence results in a multi-site, multi-state environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively manage up.
• Ability to document policies, procedures and standard business practices.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.
• Knowledge of Word, Power Point and General Microsoft Office Applications.

Physical Demands: 

• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 10 pounds. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

This Employer participates in E-Verify.

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