Senior Legal Counsel Job in Wilton - CT, United States

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

Senior Legal Counsel Job Description

IntroductionASML brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA. Job MissionA leading, publicly-traded, multinational technology company is looking for a bright, self-motivated lawyer with strong general legal experience to join its in-house legal team and assist with a broad range of corporate and transactional matters.  This is a Senior Legal Counsel position based in Wilton, CT reporting directly into the lead counsel for the U.S. region.  
 
ASML is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry.  ASML’s corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Manufacturing sites and research and development facilities are located in Connecticut, California and the Netherlands. Technology development centers and training facilities are located in the United States, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Taiwan. Additionally, ASML provides optimal service to its customers via over 50 sales and service organizations in 16 countries. Founded in the Netherlands in 1984, the company is publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. Job DescriptionThis position will report to Senior Director of Legal, US Region.  ASML’s worldwide Legal Department consists of several attorneys, supported by paralegals and contract professionals.  We are a close knit group of highly empowered, business-oriented lawyers with broad responsibilities, who enjoy working together.   
Responsibilities:
-Provide front line legal support and advice to ASML’s operations in CT (local management, facilities, procurement, manufacturing, and R&D).
-Be the primary legal counsel in providing legal support and advice to the US procurement group, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier/vendor-related and professional services agreements. 
-Build close relationships with key stakeholders to become a trusted counselor and partner.
-Provide timely, proactive, and business-focused legal advice to internal clients and stakeholders.
-Collaborating closely with other members of the Legal Department (including compliance, employment, IP, and litigation).
-Utilizing and managing outside counsel.           

Education-Must have 8 to 10 years of lawyer experience (some in-house experience preferred).
-Must have a J.D. Degree and have a membership in a state Bar.   Experience-Direct experience in negotiating business transactions.
-Strong background in commercial law.      -Self-starter, team player, flexible, organized and have a strong work ethic.       -Enjoy working in a collegial environment and collaborating with others.
     
-Able to work in a fast-paced environment, be practical, exercise good business judgment and have the ability to multitask.

-Prefer candidates with exposure to international business and high technology environments.

-Some travel is required.Personal skills-Self-starter, team player, flexible, organized and have a strong work ethic. 
-Enjoy working in a collegial environment and collaborating with others.
-Able to work in a fast-paced environment, be practical, exercise good business judgment and have the ability to multitask.
-Prefer candidates with exposure to international business and high technology environments. Context of the positionThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
-While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
-The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
-The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
-May require travel dependent on company needs. 
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
-Can work under deadlines. 
-The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level. 
-Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
-Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
-Can learn and apply new information or skills.  Other informationEEO/AA (W/M/Vets/Disability) Employer.
 

Senior Legal Counsel Job Requirements

-Direct experience in negotiating business transactions.
-Strong background in commercial law.     

-Self-starter, team player, flexible, organized and have a strong work ethic. 
-Enjoy working in a collegial environment and collaborating with others.
-Able to work in a fast-paced environment, be practical, exercise good business judgment and have the ability to multitask.
-Prefer candidates with exposure to international business and high technology environments.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
-While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
-The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
-The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
-May require travel dependent on company needs. 
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
-Can work under deadlines. 
-The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level. 
-Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
-Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
-Can learn and apply new information or skills.

Senior Legal Counsel Application Information

EEO/AA (W/M/Vets/Disability) Employer.
 

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