Senior Legal Analyst

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

The Legal Service Lead is responsible for ongoing leadership, direction, effective operation and performance of the Legal Service team. The Lead acts as a business partner to the Legal group and oversees/ contributes to activity across:

ž Legal Matter Intake and Company Secretarial

ž Contract Management

ž Intellectual Property

Key Responsibilities

• Drafts, redlines, reviews and negotiates Commercial, IP and Procurement Contracts in accordance with relevant playbooks and templates. Works with the business to keep templates up to date.
• Oversees Legal Matter Intake and Company Secretarial processes globally including review, triage, prioritization and allocation of queries and regulatory compliance and new officer / director updates
• Provide leadership, support, and training to the Legal Service Team to ensure high-level customer service, while also supervising and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of all activities within the scope of processes. This includes leading performance reviews, setting goals, conducting development discussions, and being accountable for coaching, developing, and appraising direct reports.
• Drives centralization and standardization of the Legal Service Team activity and is accountable for building the team’s capabilities.
• Liaises with Legal and functional leadership to ensure expectations, service standards and SLAs are met
• Establishes adequate reporting processes to monitor performance of the Legal Service Team to understand where improvements can be made

Qualifications & Experience

Law degree required with an expereince of 6+ years.

Ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization and external parties. Must display excellent communication, interpersonal / influence skills along with the ability to gain credibility in area of expertise; Strong understanding of legal concepts and terminology, including knowledge of procurement contracts, IP law, relevant regulations, and the ability to interpret and apply legal language in contracts; Strong team management skills; Has experience with global contract management; Familiar with legal technology including legal matter intake, CLM, IP docketing, etc.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.