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Director & Associate General Counsel - Transactions
$199k-254k (estimate)
Full Time | Utilities
4 Days Ago
Spire is Hiring a Director & Associate General Counsel - Transactions Near St Louis, MO
SummarySpire is seeking a Director, Associate General Counsel - Transactions to work in the downtown St. Louis (MO) office. This position will be responsible for providing legal counsel and advice to Spire and its subsidiaries in transactional matters, specifically, mergers & acquisitions activity and Spire’s shared services functions in procurement related matters. These functions include: information technology, corporate communications, facilities, fleet, accounting, human resources, environment, health and safety (EH&S), security, and customer experience. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with both M&A and technology contracting.
Duties and Responsibilities
And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire culture to life:
Posting Requirements
Spire Inc., and its subsidiaries are an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Act as lead internal counsel for M&A and divestiture activity, including all phases from confidentiality agreement, drafting of indicative and binding bids, legal and business due diligence, negotiation and closing of merger or APA agreements, and post-closing adjustments and integration
- Act as lead internal counsel to Spire’s Supply Chain, Information Technology, Accounting, Corporate Communications, Corporate Security and Customer Experience functions.
- Provide procurement contracting support to Human Resources, EH&S, other shared service functions, and potentially certain business units.
- Counsel corporate decision-makers regarding business and legal issues – identifying and working to mitigate risks and exercising sound judgment to assist the business in its stated objectives.
- Negotiate, review and prepare a wide variety of agreements, including services agreements, supply agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, and various other commercial agreements.
- Assist in negotiation, diligence, and closing of capital markets transactions, including public and private issuance of equity units, commercial paper, corporate and subsidiary debt, and similar financing transactions.
- Ability to demonstrate the core and job category competencies: customer-focused, results-driven, teamwork, communications, adaptability, initiative, problem solving and quality.
- Ability to lead by example in support of the Company’s essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual’s unique skills and perspectives.
- Ability to spot issues, recognize and allocate risks and effectively negotiate and prepare contracts and other agreements.
- Ability to write and speak clearly and coherently in a manner that can be understood by business partners with varying levels of legal sophistication.
- Ability to quickly assimilate facts and circumstances and determine how to best respond.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and across departments in a collaborative and cooperative manner.
- None at this time; however, the applicant must possess the leadership and management skills necessary to assume supervisory responsibilities in the future.
- Juris Doctorate, with 7 to 10 years of experience practicing law at a medium to large private law firm.
- License (or ability to readily obtain license) to practice law in Missouri, full admission or limited admission as an in-house counsel.
- Substantial experience in commercial contracting required (including information technology contracting), additional experience in real estate preferred.
- Knowledge of standard and nonstandard contract terms and conditions.
- Experience in regulated energy businesses ideal, but not required.
- Experience in M&A and capital markets transactions strongly preferred.
- Typically, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
- An additional 10 to 15 hours per week may be required to complete projects
- Occasional travel
And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire culture to life:
- We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance.
- We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs.
- We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger.
- We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard
Posting Requirements
- We accept online applications through our career site at jobs.spireenergy.com
Spire Inc., and its subsidiaries are an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Utilities
SALARY
$199k-254k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/29/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/27/2024
WEBSITE
spireenergy.com
HEADQUARTERS
HATTIESBURG, MS
SIZE
1,000 - 3,000
FOUNDED
1857
CEO
KARL FICKEN
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
INDUSTRY
Utilities
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About Spire
Life at Spire has many facets, but there is one common thread our energy. At Spire, public service is our daily business. Thats why were always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing the best people together. From Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and beyond, our employees are here to help their communities grow. Thats what we encourage because thats what leads to success for our customers and our business.
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