Legal Service Lead

As the Legal Service Lead at McCormick, you will be responsible for leading and directing the Legal Service team to ensure effective operation and performance. You will act as a business partner to the Legal group and oversee activities related to Legal Matter Intake, Company Secretarial, Contract Management, and Intellectual Property globally. - Draft, redline, review, and negotiate Commercial, IP, and Procurement Contracts in compliance with relevant playbooks and templates. Keep templates up to date in collaboration with the business. - Supervise Legal Matter Intake and Company Secretarial processes globally, including reviewing, triaging, prioritizing queries, ensuring regulatory compliance, and updating officer/director information. - Provide leadership, support, and training to the Legal Service Team to ensure high-level customer service. Supervise end-to-end delivery of activities, conduct performance reviews, set goals, and coach direct reports. - Drive centralization and standardization of the Legal Service Team activities. Build the team's capabilities and liaise with Legal and functional leadership to meet service standards and SLAs. - Establish reporting processes to monitor the team's performance and identify areas for improvement. Qualifications & Experience: - Law degree required with at least 6 years of experience. - Ability to engage with individuals at all organizational levels and external parties. Exhibit excellent communication, interpersonal, and influence skills. Demonstrate a strong understanding of legal concepts, procurement contracts, IP law, and relevant regulations. - Proficient in interpreting and applying legal language in contracts. Possess strong team management skills and experience in global contract management. - Familiarity with legal technology such as legal matter intake, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), IP docketing, etc.,