General Counsel

Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, is a global membership organisation representing 300 leading organisations across the consumer goods industry. They support industry transformation across key sustainability topics, empowering businesses to create a positive environmental and social impact.

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Acre is partnering with Cascale to find a General Counsel at this pivotal time as the organisation grows and the focus on sustainability across value chains increases. A key member of the executive team and working with internal legal professionals and external counsel, this global role covers international trademarks and contracts, IP, M&A as well as the international regulatory environment.

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You have the opportunity to:

• Lead all legal work with internal support and external counsel on corporate, contract, compliance, tax, intellectual property, international non-profit governance, mergers and acquisitions, and employment law issues

• With legal support/external counsel draft, review, revise, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including agreements relating to ownership of intellectual property (trademarks and licenses), grants and funding from government entities and other third parties, services agreements with vendors and consultants, stakeholder collaboration agreements, and event agreements, collaborating with outside counsel as necessary

• Manage strategies to evaluate and reduce organizational risk (legal, regulatory, and supervisory), including those related to Cascale's international corporate structure

• Develop and/or update internal policies, such as anti-trust, privacy, and conflict of interest ensuring compliance with applicable international regulations

• Advise the Board of Directors and CEO on governance and board matters for the organization

• Participate in and advise the Board Governance and Nominations Committee

• Advise the Executive Team on operational matters related to individual functions (Membership, Product Tools, Communications, Operations) as well as on key external partnerships and agreements

• Provide inspirational leadership to their team; coach and empower team members to deliver successful projects

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You will have:

• 8-10 years PQE (qualified in UK/EU) as in-house counsel (preferred) or in a law firm or non-profit with experience in commercial contracts and intellectual property

• Experience gained in the fashion/apparel or consumer goods industry

• 10+ years working at a VP level or above, some of which at a GC level

• Proven experience of autonomously managing varied programs of work using multidisciplinary teams

• Excellent analytical, research, drafting and negotiation skills

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You will be:

• Mission-driven: Is motivated by sustainability and the mission of the organization

• A team player: Has team-oriented experience and approach.

• Tech-savvy: Can understand and manage a variety of technology and software platforms to support the organization.

• Organized and detail-oriented: Can effectively manage many different moving parts (information, projects, software) to help keep the organization running smoothly.

• An excellent communicator: Can interact with people of all levels in a confident, professional manner.

• Comfortable working in an ambiguous, matrixed environment, where decisions happen fast and we learn by doing and adapt as needed

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Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to use your legal experience and be at the forefront of sustainability in the consumer goods industry. By leading the legal work of the organisation, you will facilitate/enable/influence the sustainability transformation across global supply chains.

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How to Apply:

Acre is leading the search for this position. To apply, or for more information, contact Lucy Chapman at lucy.chapman@acre.com / Ricardo Pengel at ricardo.pengel@acre.com.