Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation has an opening for a Senior Attorney at our office in West Chester, Ohio or Cleveland, Ohio. The Senior Attorney will be responsible for providing legal support to the Company’s steel products sales team and other groups as needed. Areas of assistance include the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts for multiple steel product lines, as well as providing legal guidance to other functional groups that support our steel product sales team, as needed. As Senior Attorney, this individual will have a direct professional reporting line to the Group Counsel, Commercial in the Company’s legal department. This Senior Attorney will also be expected to assist other members of the Company’s legal department as may be required from time-to-time based on workloads and overall Company priorities.
Summary Of Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support for the Company’s steel products sales team.
• Draft and negotiate commercial sales agreements for flat-rolled steel, stamped parts, tubular steel components and other product lines as needed.
• Provide regular legal assistance to functional groups supporting administration of customer-related matters, such as credit, customer service, applications engineering/research, compliance, trade and customs.
• Review and analyze other agreements, proposals and legal documents on an as-needed basis.
• Assist other legal team members on matters arising in the course of ongoing business activities.
• Strategize, manage and coordinate matters with outside counsel.
• Conduct legal research and provide legal review and advice on various legal corporate and compliance issues.
• Analyze and triage real-time situations, coordinate appropriate responses, attend and participate in business and legal departmental meetings.
• Develop an innovative approach to resolving legal issues in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives with a superior level of professionalism, ethical behavior and business judgment.
• Implement organizational and recordkeeping initiatives as needed to comply with legal requirements and internal policies and develop and implement standard forms as needed.
• Promote confidentiality and discretion to protect sensitive Company information and data, and prepare appropriate nondisclosure and similar agreements as needed.
• Other duties as requested, and flexibility to work on special projects and transactions and fill specific needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree.
• JD.
• License to practice law in good standing in Ohio or any state that enables admission to practice as in-house or corporate counsel in Ohio.
• 5 years’ relevant experience in firm and/or in-house positions.
• Ability to work independently with general guidance.
• Comfortable multi-tasking on time-sensitive projects, with high level of initiative, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Experience working in a complex, multiple client environment.
• Ability to communicate respectfully and effectively up, down and across the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage pooled resources of varying skill sets effectively balancing workloads across multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed for business purposes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising clients in the automotive, metals and mining, or other manufacturing industries preferred.
• Experience advising clients on intellectual property law issues a plus.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including top pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more!
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to careers@clevelandcliffs.com or call 1(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.