Sourceability

Sourceability

Assistant General Counsel

Austin, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago
NegotiationSupply ChainLogisticsProcurementHREmployee RelationsContract ManagementCorporate LawEmployment LawLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Sourceability ® is a global digital distributor of electronic components transforming how modern businesses bring products to market.
  • The Assistant General Counsel will serve as a practical, business-oriented legal advisor to internal stakeholders across the company, including sales, procurement, operations, finance, human resources, compliance, and executive leadership.
  • This is an in-house generalist role with a significant focus on commercial contracts, employment matters, compliance work, internal investigations, and day-to-day legal counseling.

Responsibilities

  • Support employment-related matters in partnership with Human Resources, including employee relations, employment policies, separations, restrictive covenants, accommodations, investigations, wage and hour issues, and compliance with applicable employment laws.
  • Assist with internal investigations, including intake, fact gathering, document review, witness interviews, investigation planning, findings, remediation, and related reporting.
  • Support compliance initiatives, including anti-corruption, trade compliance, sanctions, export controls, data privacy, conflicts of interest, ethics, policy development, training, and internal controls.
  • Partner with business leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate legal, compliance, employment, and commercial risks.
  • Manage or support disputes, claims, subpoenas, demand letters, litigation holds, pre-litigation matters, and coordination with outside counsel.
  • Help develop, update, and maintain contract templates, legal playbooks, employment-related templates, compliance policies, investigation protocols, and internal training materials.
  • Handle additional legal matters and special projects as necessary to support the company's evolving business needs.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate has at least 6 years of relevant legal experience, strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to provide clear, pragmatic guidance in a fast-paced business environment.
  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant legal experience.
  • Experience advising on general corporate, commercial, employment, compliance, or investigations-related matters.
  • Familiarity with trade compliance, export controls, sanctions, anti-corruption, data privacy, employment law, and related compliance matters is helpful.
  • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing.
  • Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.

Nice to have

  • Prior in-house counsel experience is a plus, but not required.
  • Experience working with Human Resources or advising on employment-related matters preferred.
  • Experience conducting or supporting internal investigations preferred.
  • Experience supporting a company with international operations preferred.
  • Experience with distribution, supply chain, technology, electronics, manufacturing, or similar industries is a plus.
  • Experience managing outside counsel is preferred.

Skills

  • Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, risk-based legal advice.
  • Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.
  • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling sensitive employment, compliance, and investigation matters.
  • Ability to work effectively with Human Resources, business teams, executive leadership, outside counsel, and international stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with legal and business colleagues.
  • Proactive, commercially minded, solutions-oriented, and adaptable.
  • Willingness and ability to handle legal matters outside core areas of expertise as business needs require.

Equal opportunity

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  • It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on a person's race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.

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