Assistant General Counsel - Contracts

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We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA TOUR.

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This position will be based in our Modesto Corporate Administration building with an option for occasional telecommuting. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance

Are you a talented legal professional with a knack for contracts and a passion for supporting business success? Join our team as an Assistant General Counsel, where you will play a crucial role by drafting and negotiating complex contracts across various domains. Your expertise will encompass agreements for goods and services, IT and software, consulting, engineering, co-manufacturing, R&D, licensing, and distribution. In this role, you will provide strategic legal advice to business units and management, ensuring that all legal considerations are seamlessly integrated into our business decisions.

As an Assistant General Counsel, you will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts. Your strategic legal guidance will support business growth and help mitigate potential risks. You will stay abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and best practices, using this knowledge to draft and review agreements and provide sound legal advice. Keeping our contract templates, playbooks, and standard operating procedures up-to-date and compliant with company policies will be a key part of your role.

Collaboration is essential in this position. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that legal considerations are part of our business decision-making processes. Managing and consulting with outside counsel as needed, you will also develop and conduct legal training programs for business personnel, ensuring they are well-informed about relevant legal matters.

In this role, you will handle multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines while maintaining high standards of work. Building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues, business leaders, and staff is essential. Your responsibilities will also include ensuring compliance with applicable quality, environmental, and safety regulations.

We value intrapreneurship and ownership behaviors, which means thinking boldly, taking appropriate risks, learning from mistakes, showing initiative, and encouraging innovation. It also means setting high expectations, driving candid discussions, and holding yourself and others accountable.

If you are a proactive and detail-oriented legal professional looking to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us in fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement while providing critical legal support to our dynamic business. Apply today and be part of our innovative team!

What You Will Need:

• A Juris Doctorate plus 7 years of experience to include general and transactional legal practice, and complex contract drafting and negotiationexperience, reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Required to travel when necessary.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

What Will Set You Apart:

• 10 or more years representing business clients in a sophisticated law firm and/or in-house practice.
• Demonstrates 10 years of experience in contract law and the ability to efficiently draft, review, and negotiate a variety of complex contracts.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills, business acumen, and strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility and success working in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment.
• Experience that demonstrates negotiation skills and ability to influence and leverage relationships.
• Experience working as a team player and striving for building consensus.
• Able to effectively organize time in order to meet deadlines.
• Detail oriented and skilled at handling multiple projects with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills.
• California State Bar member.

Gallo does not sponsor for employment based visas for this position now or in the future.

Compensation:

• Hiring Salary Range Posted: $201,675 - $336,125 Annually Plus 20% performance bonus potential
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Perks & Benefits:

• This position includes a competitive benefits package.
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Requisition ID:105824

Anticipated Close Date - 4/25/25

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We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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