Legal Project Manager

Who we are—

Transcat is a dynamic, innovative, growing company that has been recognized as the leading calibration and compliance services provider in North America and beyond.  With over 1,000 employees—in technical, consulting, operational, sales, finance, and corporate roles—we have stood the test of time by delivering on our Trust in Every Measure promise to our customers in vital industries, including life sciences, aerospace, defense, energy, and utilities.  We fulfill this promise through our employees, who live Our Values every day, the Transcat Way.  Our employees are at the center of the rewarding, challenging, and life-changing work we do for our customers and those they serve.  Are you ready to join a company where the work you do makes a difference, and where you can grow in your career? 

Here’s what Transcat has to offer—

• Work that matters
• A values-based culture where people care about each other and the work they do together
• Flexibility
• Training and development to accelerate learning and career advancement
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, tuition reimbursement, retirement, stock purchase plan, and MORE!
• Compensation range is $80,000-110,000 for this position

The Legal Project Manager oversees and carries out duties related to Board of Directors meetings, and governance and stock award recordkeeping; state-by-state corporate maintenance; corporate compliance and compliance initiatives; and contract and lease administration.  The Legal Project Manager regularly engages with outside legal counsel to ensure timely communications, information delivery, timeline adherence, and legal matter management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Board Governance

• Prepare board books for corporate governance compliance
• Assist with drafting Board of Directors and Board Committee minutes, maintain Board document repository and complete other Board projects
• Support analysis of ISS governance score and related initiatives
• Manage stock award drafting, dissemination, and retention, working closely with the Controller

Contract and Lease Administration

• Review, evaluate, and propose modifications to NDAs, SOWs, inbound software licenses, LOIs, amendments, MSAs, and sales and vendor agreements, with attorney supervision as appropriate
• Coordinate and oversee the contract pipeline and workflow as well as drive the contract signature process
• Organize Legal Department files, administer the contracts management system, and identify ways to enhance and make more efficient the contract management process
• Maintain standard agreement templates and contracting policies
• Track contractual compliance, create and maintain standard contract templates, and support related cross-functional operations and sales projects

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Serve as a member of the acquisitions team and coordinate with outside legal counsel
• Analyze due diligence
• Support legal post-acquisition integration activities

Other

• Coordinate and maintain applicable business license and state registrations
• Identify and support corporate compliance initiatives
• Serve as contact with insurance broker, issue necessary certificates of insurance, and work with Controller regarding insurance coverage and program
• Additional duties as required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detail oriented with the ability to produce high quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to anticipate and be proactive
• Able to work independently and leverage strong management, communication, technology, and organizational skills to drive completion of multiple projects
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Able to develop creative solutions
• Effective cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong team player, willing to jump in whenever needed
• Certification through a relevant accredited organization is preferred but not required (e.g., the National Federation of Paralegal Associates, the National Association of Legal Assistants, or the Association for Legal Professionals)
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe
• Experience and proficiency with Salesforce
• Ability to learn and become proficient with new productivity enhancing software

Education and Experience

• Required
• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Business Administration, law or prelaw, or four to five years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum three years’ experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or analogous business position in a corporate setting, for candidates without a J.D.; two years for candidates with a J.D.
• Minimum two years’ experience reviewing, assessing, and revising commercial contracts (preferably with Fortune 500 companies)
• Preferred
• Experience with the M&A process, including due diligence
• Experience with publicly traded board governance obligations and best practices
• Working knowledge of stock award and granting processes and required recordkeeping

Physical Demands

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 is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Transcat is an equal-opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of any protected status.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or as a member of any other protected group or activity.

We will make reasonable accommodations for personnel with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of this position unless to do so poses an undue hardship on the company or a direct threat to health and safety.

Disclaimer

All offers of employment are contingent upon successfully completing all pre-employment requirements, which include verification of identity and employment eligibility, and when applicable, a motor vehicle driving record report.

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