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    Associate Corporate Counsel

    ​​SHINE is immediately seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join SHINE’s Legal Team.  In this important role, you will work closely with SHINE’s Senior Counsel, Corporate Counsel, and IP Counsel supporting the Procurement, Finance, and Engineering Teams, respectively.  You will work on a broad range of commercial, regulatory, corporate, and intellectual property law matters.  The successful candidate will be collegial, collaborative, hardworking, highly organized, and able to thrive in a fast-moving, complex environment.  SHINE has a positive and supportive culture — we look for people who are curious, inventive, and who work to be a little better every single day!

    This position reports directly to the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and is based at SHINE’s corporate headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin, but will also offer the opportunity to work at SHINE’s facilities in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and hybrid work arrangements will also be considered.

    What You Will Do:

    • Support the Senior Counsel with commercial and regulatory matters, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering a wide variety of commercial agreements to support the Procurement, Engineering, and Business Development Teams;
    • Support the Corporate Counsel with corporate matters, including developing and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the SEC and other corporate regulatory requirements (including administering corporate filings), and advising on investor relations matters, including the review of materials associated with annual stockholder meetings, investor communications, and other similar materials;
    • Support the IP Counsel with managing and maintaining SHINE’s intellectual property portfolio, including developing and implementing intellectual property life-cycle management strategies and assisting with intellectual property review committees;
    • Assist the General Counsel on various corporate secretarial matters, including preparation of notices, agendas, materials, and minutes for the Board of Directors and Committee meetings;
    • Perform and support corporate due diligence, including setting up and maintaining data rooms;
    • Draft and negotiate a variety of strategic corporate transactions on an as-needed basis, including occasional M&A activity and financings, and certain workstreams related thereto;
    • Build close relationships with employees at supported business departments and develop a strong knowledge of the objectives of those departments;
    • Lead or assist the Legal Department's efforts in the preparation, implementation, and refinement of forms, processes, and procedures relevant to areas of coverage, and lead or assist with related Legal Department administration; and,
    • Perform other special assignments, strategic projects and duties as needed.

    What We Are Looking For:

    • J.D. from a top law school;
    • Must be admitted, active, and in good standing with the State Bar of Wisconsin (or with another state bar and registered, or eligible to register, as in-house counsel with the State Bar of Wisconsin);
    • Relevant experience as a commercial, corporate, and/or intellectual property attorney, preferably with some of that time spent in-house at a technology company;
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills;
    • Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment with a passion for results;
    • Sound and practical business judgment;
    • Ability to work both independently and cross-functionally with various teams across the organization;
    • Eagerness for learning new areas of law and expanding legal and business skill sets; and,
    • Passionate about technology and energized by the challenges of serving a dynamic company.

    To Apply:

    For more information and to apply, please visit:  https://shinemed.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/386?c=shinemed

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    Location = Janesville/Madison
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