Do you want to be part of a culture that drives performance and celebrates success? Rosewood Family of Companies is a family-owned conglomerate of organizations developed to execute a full suite of construction, installation, project management, and staffing services. Compromised of award-winning ProVantage Corporate Solutions, Cruxos, InDemand Services, Penmarc Inspired Spaces, and Southern Concepts Design Build, Rosewood Companies is driven to be the best in the industry with a strong set of core values and the drive for excellence. We want intellectually curious, entrepreneurial professionals who enjoy being outside their comfort zones, thrive amidst change, and obsessively drive for one-another's success.

Assistance General Counsel

Rosewood Family of Companies is seeking an Assistant General Counsel with strong business acumen to serve as the general attorney for Rosewood. The Assistance General Counsel will be a key member of the legal department, serving as a business-oriented legal advisor with a focus on (commercial transactions, employment law, regulatory compliance, insurance law, and corporate governance) The position is based out of the company’s Raleigh Corporate Office reporting directly to the Chief Investment Officer.

Essential Functions

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of complex commercial contracts, agreements, documents and provide advice to internal business clients
• Review and advise on HR policies and procedures, including support for any escalated employee issues that arise during operations
• Proactive management of all federal and state regulatory compliance needs for new and existing business
• Support corporate governance functions, including executive meeting matters and maintenance of corporate documentation
• Providing legal and regulatory advice to support changes to business models, including new products, services, and partnerships
• Review corporate communications and disclosures, tailor messages to support specific outcomes
• Provide support on other corporate, commercial and other transactions and special projects
• Recognized internally as a thought leader and broad subject matter expert, you’ll provide timely and practical legal advice to the company’s business leaders, proactively identifying key issues, and providing advice and counsel to the company’s senior leaders
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and executive teams to influence decision-making, defend/negotiate/resolve long-range issues, and achieve successful business outcomes
• Accountable to leadership for the resolution of significant risks and issues and implementation of lessons learned
• Serve as a resource to other members of Rosewood Companies, actively seeking and transferring knowledge to benefit the team in addressing corporate issues as they apply to their areas of responsibility
• Work with and direct outside counsel on advice, research, filings, disclosures, and other projects as needed

Requirements and Experience

• Excellent academic credentials
• D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Admitted to practice in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• Experience handling legal issues in the employment law space is required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey legal principles in straightforward and understandable terms to all levels of the institution

Competencies

• Great analytical skills
• Very strong listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop creative, business-friendly solutions to solve challenging issues in strategic deals, and to develop credibility and confidence as a trusted advisor.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently. Very strong listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Great analytical skills
• Strong follow-through to achieve measurable targets
• Strong sense of self-awareness
• Ability to speak to business owners and managers comfortably
• Must be resilient, honest, and tenacious
• Adaptability to effectively identify and respond to changes in priorities
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment as well as proven experience overcoming challenges

Work Environment

The position is based out of the company’s Raleigh Corporate Office

Travel

Minimal, up to 5% or more with limited overnight travel.

Physical Demands Include:

• Regularly required to speak, see, and hear.
• Speaking abilities required by this job include clarity of verbal expression, both in concept and sound, as well as regular prolonged verbal exchanges numerous times during the workday.
• Hearing abilities include close audible sounds, distant audible sounds, and accurate interpretation of sound; the most common sound being spoken word by other employees, clients, and vendors.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to type, touch, and grip; and reach with hands and arms.
• May be required to sit for long periods of time.

EEO Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, fundamental principle at ProVantage, where employment is based upon qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, or any other protected characteristics as established by law. Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment as described by law.