Every role at Trove Brands is critical to our success. This posting will be used to fill two in-house attorney roles. As Legal Counsel, you will provide creative, practical, and proactive legal guidance as part of a dynamic, highly engaged legal team that loves working at Trove Brands. The right person for this role must have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, excellent judgment, and a desire to contribute to a constantly evolving, rapidly growing business. The ideal candidate will be energetic, business-minded, smart, emotionally intelligent, highly trustworthy, and committed to contributing to the positive culture that is so important to our company. Your specific responsibilities as a part of our team will be based on the business's needs as well as your expertise. Title will be determined based on level of experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate and build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
- Assess, manage, and anticipate organizational risk and support the company's business with prompt, sound legal advice.
- Identify emerging legal, reputational, competitive, and commercial risks and help the business address them proactively.
- Contribute to process improvement and scalable legal practices appropriate for a rapidly growing company.
- Stay on top of changing laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Develop and implement practices and standards that support innovation and growth while maintaining appropriate commercial risk.
- Communicate potential issues clearly and concisely to stakeholders and drive timely, practical resolution.
- Exercise sound judgment and appropriate discretion in handling sensitive, confidential, and high-stakes matters.
- Other responsibilities as needed to support a fast-paced, innovative company.
Required Qualifications:
- JD from an accredited U.S. law school.
- Member of the Utah State Bar in good standing or eligible for admission as House Counsel in Utah.
- 3-7 years of relevant post-law school legal experience.
- Excellent negotiation, written and verbal communication, and research skills.
- Deadline driven, capable of managing multiple critical projects; excellent organization and time management skills.
- Quick thinking with superior analytical ability and strong attention to detail.
- Robust computer skills including the use of legal AI tools.
- A can-do team player who stays professional, calm, and focused under pressure and builds trust and respect with key stakeholders.
- Strong record of sound business judgment advising internal clients under tight time-frames.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience in one or more of the following areas with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance:
Domestic and international privacy laws and practices.
Product safety, product liability or children's products.
Regulatory compliance, statutory reporting or sustainability.
Commercial contracts related to sales, marketing, supply chain, as well as other company agreements.
Corporate litigation defense.
Trademark, copyright or patent enforcement.
Anti-counterfeit and online marketplace enforcement.
International expansion and global corporate governance.
Experience providing legal services to a consumer products company