Senior Legal Counsel

Ascendo Resources
Grapevine, TX

Senior Legal Counsel

Location: Grapevine, TX (Onsite)


We are seeking an experienced attorney to provide legal support across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, compliance, and business matters within the logistics and transportation industry.


Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, transportation, warehousing, and commercial agreements

• Advise business leaders on legal, regulatory, compliance, and risk management matters

• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters

• Support corporate governance activities and entity management

• Partner with Human Resources on employment-related matters

• Provide legal support to stakeholders across North America and global operations

• Develop practical legal solutions that support business objectives

• Ensure compliance with transportation, trade, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements


Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

• Active law license and member in good standing

• Minimum 8 years of legal experience

• Minimum 5 years of in-house counsel experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience within the logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, supply chain, or warehousing industry

• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements

• Strong compliance and regulatory experience

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while partnering effectively with business leaders


Preferred Experience:

• Transportation and logistics regulatory compliance

• FMC regulations and compliance

• Global trade compliance, customs, import/export regulations, sanctions, and export controls

• FCPA, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption compliance

• GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy compliance

• OCC compliance experience is a plus

• Prior leadership or management experience

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