Regional Legal Counsel Adler Pelzer Group is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Regional Legal Counsel to lead all legal matters across our North America region. This role will serve as the primary legal auth…
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$200k–$275k/yr
Full-time
postgraduate degree
Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401(K) Match, Life Insurance
Posted 86d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead all legal matters for the North America region, focusing on commercial contracts, supply chain, and risk management. Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership to internalize legal expertise and reduce dependency on external counsel.
Requirements
Requires a Juris Doctor (JD) with an active bar license and over 15 years of legal experience, preferably in automotive or manufacturing. Must have a proven track record of operating as lead counsel with strong expertise in commercial and supply chain law.
Full job description
Regional Legal Counsel
Adler Pelzer Group is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Regional Legal Counsel to lead all legal matters across our North America region. This role will serve as the primary legal authority for the business, providing strategic, practical, and business-oriented legal guidance across all functions.
This position is designed to internalize legal expertise currently handled by external firms, reduce outside counsel dependency, and embed legal strategy directly into business decision-making.
Responsibilities of the Regional Legal Counsel:
Commercial & Supply Chain
Lead all customer and supplier contracting.
Draft, review, and negotiate supply, pricing, warranty, tooling, and terms agreements.
Advise on pricing disputes, warranty claims, and chargebacks.
Develop contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
Executive Business Partnering
Advise CEO, CFO, COO and HR leadership on legal and business matters.
Support operations, engineering, sales, finance, and HR with risk-based guidance.
Translate legal risk into clear business decisions.
Risk Management & Compliance
Identify and mitigate legal risk across operations.
Ensure compliance with U.S. and Mexico laws, including environmental, labor, and safety regulations.
Implement company-wide legal policies and frameworks.
Litigation & Dispute Management
Lead litigation strategy and manage outside counsel.
Drive early dispute resolution to reduce legal costs.
Oversee product liability, commercial, and employment-related claims.
Cross-Border Legal Oversight
Support U.S. and Mexico operations on trade, compliance, and governance.
Ensure alignment and consistency across regions.
Corporate Governance & Strategic Initiatives
Support board-level matters, governance, and corporate records.
Advise on M&A, restructuring, and strategic transactions.
Immigration Processing
Manage employment-based immigration for the company, including visa and work authorizations case administration, document preparation and collection, filing coordination, case tracking, employee and manager communications, renewal monitoring, compliance follow-up, and immigration recordkeeping.
Employment & HR Legal Support
Counsel on employee relations, investigations, and labor matters.
Guide terminations, discipline, and policy compliance.
Intellectual Property & Product Risk
Protect company IP and proprietary processes.
Advise on product liability and engineering risk decisions.
Education & Experience
Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar license (Michigan preferred).
15+ years of legal experience (mix of law firm + in-house strongly preferred).
Significant experience in:
Automotive, manufacturing, or industrial environments.
Commercial contracts and supply chain law
Demonstrated ability to operate independently as sole/lead counsel.
Preferred Qualifications
Highly experienced attorney seeking a strategic, high-impact position where they can leverage extensive experience in a more focused, business-integrated environment.
Prior General Counsel, Senior Counsel, or Partner-level experience
Strong business acumen, understands operations, not just legal theory
Experience managing or replacing outside counsel relationships
Comfortable making decisions without over-lawyering issues
Key Competencies
Practical, business-first mindset
Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills
Executive presence and ability to influence leadership
Ability to simplify complex legal issues
High integrity and sound judgment
Why This Role is Unique
Opportunity to build and own APG’s North America legal function
Direct impact on cost savings by reducing external legal spend
High visibility with executive leadership
Ability to shape legal strategy across a multi-plant, international operation
This role is expected to significantly reduce reliance on external legal counsel and drive measurable cost savings while improving speed and quality of legal decision-making.
This role is ideal for a highly experienced attorney seeking a strategic, business-integrated role where they can leverage decades of expertise to make a meaningful impact without the demands of a traditional law firm environment.
Benefits of the Regional Legal Counsel:
Competitive pay and generous benefits package along with the opportunity to be a part of a strong team and growing one’s career.
Salary range is $200,000 - $275,000. Specific salary is commensurate with experience and factors such as relevant experience, education, certifications and licenses, skills, and training.
Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance options from day one.
Generous and flexible paid time off.
401(K) match, fully vested.
Company provided life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurances, employee assistance program.
Envisioning the future
We are the Adler Pelzer Group. A worldwide leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing of acoustic and thermal components and systems for the automotive sector. We deliver acoustic performance and increase thermal efficiency, in order to achieve the best in comfort for the vehicles of our customers.
Offices: Kabeler Straße 4, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia 58099, DE · 1175 Crooks Rd, Troy, MI 48084, US · Av. Eurico Ambrogi dos Santos 1001, Taubaté, Sao Paolo 12043-000, BR · 5 East Ningbo Road, Economic Development Zone, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, CN
Envisioning the future
We are the Adler Pelzer Group. A worldwide leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing of acoustic and thermal components and systems for the automotive sector. We deliver acoustic performance and increase thermal efficiency, in order to achieve the best in comfort for the vehicles of our customers.
Offices: Kabeler Straße 4, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia 58099, DE · 1175 Crooks Rd, Troy, MI 48084, US · Av. Eurico Ambrogi dos Santos 1001, Taubaté, Sao Paolo 12043-000, BR · 5 East Ningbo Road, Economic Development Zone, Taicang, Jiangsu 215400, CN
