Assistant General Counsel

LANXESS • North Fayette Township, PA

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About The Position

We’re seeking a strategic, business-oriented Senior Legal Counsel. This highly visible role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a key legal partner to our business units and departments, with a particular focus on contracts, commercial and corporate matters. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where your expertise directly shapes strategy, risk mitigation, and business decision-making, this is an exceptional opportunity to make an impact across the organization.

Commercial: Serve as lead internal attorney for various businesses, including contracts, commercial and other legal matters. Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional structures is preferred.
Other Business Counseling: Opportunity to lead other legal matters within various businesses, including those relating to HR, M&A, environmental, product liability and commercial litigation.
Special Projects: Assist and manage projects initiated by the legal department and/or senior management of the Company, including taking the lead on policy revisions and corporate administrative matters; research laws, codes and regulations and provide interpretative guidance; coordinate and/or manage projects, as needed, including ensuring the timely coordination of document review with both internal and outside counsel, as well as coordination with Company’s personnel and senior management; review and monitor outside counsel’s monthly invoices and expenses.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.

We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited law school (or equivalent)
• 3+ years of experience
• Excellent Project Management skills

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional structures is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead internal attorney for various businesses, including contracts, commercial and other legal matters.
• Opportunity to lead other legal matters within various businesses, including those relating to HR, M&A, environmental, product liability and commercial litigation.
• Assist and manage projects initiated by the legal department and/or senior management of the Company, including taking the lead on policy revisions and corporate administrative matters
• research laws, codes and regulations and provide interpretative guidance
• coordinate and/or manage projects, as needed, including ensuring the timely coordination of document review with both internal and outside counsel, as well as coordination with Company’s personnel and senior management
• review and monitor outside counsel’s monthly invoices and expenses.

Benefits

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree