Legal Affairs Manager

Company: EDI Specialists, Inc.
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: May 16, 2025

Job Description:

Summary/Objective :

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
The Legal Affairs Manager's mission is to perform the duties necessary to protect the corporate interest of the company in its legal affairs and to identify and implement the remedial actions necessary to mitigate the company's business risks while championing integrity and ethical behavior. While the primary focus is legal affairs, the position also acts as a key backup and collaborator for the compliance function, ensuring seamless integration between legal and regulatory responsibilities.

Essential Functions : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Review, revise, and approve external contracts to ensure compliance with company policies and legal standards
Coordinate patent and trademark matters
Serve as liaison with external legal counsel
Manage inbound and outbound legal communications with customers, suppliers, and partners
Provide legal support to internal departments including marketing, sales, and product development
Support the management of personal injury and property damage claims to ensure timely and effective resolution
Participate in insurance-related legal tasks and facility management legal issues
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all legal documents and correspondence
Contribute to the company's legal database and internal process documentation
Review and monitor legal expenses
Ensure all business activities align with company contracts, policies, ethics, and code of conduct
Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with the company's operations and products. Collaborate with the compliance team to address legal aspects of regulatory and product compliance
Support coordination with global compliance teams (e.g., Shanghai, Europe) on product development and testing
Assist in managing relationships with regulatory bodies such as the CPSC
Provide legal insight into compliance-related engineering and product safety initiatives
initiatives
Help evaluate and enhance internal testing processes and documentation
Stay informed on industry standards and regulatory changes impacting product compliance

Competencies : Strong legal acumen in contract law and risk management
Experience with regulatory compliance in consumer products
Ability to work collaboratively across departments and international teams
Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
High attention to detail and confidentiality

Required Education and Experience : Associate's degree or Paralegal Certificate (Bachelor's preferred)
Minimum 5 years of experience in legal affairs or compliance within the consumer products industry
Strong knowledge of business contract law and regulatory compliance
Experience with personal injury/property damage claims and insurance matters
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Supervisory Responsibility :
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment :
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work : This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel : None

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