Legal Counsel: Transactional

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.$143K — $207K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant legal experience
  • Licensed to practice law in Texas or eligible for in-house practice
  • Detail-oriented with strong judgment and multitasking abilities
  • Experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or construction management preferred
  • Background as an in-house attorney and at a major law firm is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts for semiconductor facilities
  • Advise management on legal risks throughout the contract lifecycle
  • Manage routine legal processes and collaborate with paralegal staff
  • Educate internal clients on legal changes impacting semiconductor contracts
  • Improve legal operations, processes, and documentation
  • Build cross-functional relationships to address stakeholder issues

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
  • Onsite cafés and workout facilities
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous PTO including personal holidays and regular holidays
  • Wellness incentives and additional benefits
Full Job Description
Position Summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking an attorney for its Legal Transactions Group. This position involves duties relating to drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts to support advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities across multiple sites, with a focus on vendor/supplier and procurement contracts. In your position as Legal Counsel, you'll work alongside a talented team of attorneys and paralegals to support the transactional work at Samsung Austin Semiconductor.

Role and Responsibilities

Here's What You'll Be Responsible For:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts to support advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities across multiple sites, with a focus on vendor/supplier and procurement contracts, such as EPC contracts, equipment and materials supply contracts, services contracts, and confidentiality agreements.
  • Directly advise management and internal clients on legal risks presented in transactional matters throughout the contract lifecycle.
  • Manage routine legal processes, such as task tracking, reporting, and working with paralegal staff.
  • Keep updated on, and provide internal client education about, legal changes impacting semiconductor fabrication facilities and related contracts.
  • Continuously improve legal operations, including work processes, forms, software systems, policies, and guidebooks.
  • Establish cross-functional relationships to solve problems that impact many company stakeholders.


Skills and Qualifications

Here's what you'll need:
  • Must have JD degree with at least 5 years of relevant legal experience.
  • Must be licensed to practice law in Texas, or eligible for in-house practice in Texas.
  • Must be detail oriented, have good judgment and be able to manage multiple complex and competing priorities without significant supervision.
  • Experience in semiconductor, manufacturing, or engineering, procurement, and construction management is a plus.
  • Experience working as both an in-house attorney and at a major law firm is a plus.


Ideal Experience
  • Experience with real estate, land use, zoning, environmental, and related compliance matters.
  • Experience drafting, filing, and responding to lien and bond claim notices.
  • Experience with contractor claims and disputes.
  • Experience with public funding in construction projects.
  • Experience with local and federal tax incentives.


The current base salary range for this role is between $143,000 - $207,000. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.

Total Rewards
At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
  • Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
  • Wellness incentives and MORE

Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site.

U.S. Export Control Compliance
This role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.

Trade Secrets Notice
By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung-or encourage Samsung to use-any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity.

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