Counsel Commercial Law

Company Name	GE Consumer & Industrial - Consumer & Industrial
Location	Louisville
State	KY
Job Title	Counsel Commercial Law
Job Description	Job Number:     GEC0931  Date Posted:     24 February 2010  Function:     Legal - Legal Affairs  Business:     GE Consumer & Industrial - Consumer & Industrial  Career Level:     Experienced  Location:     Louisville, Kentucky, United States About Us GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram, Profile GE, Hotpoint, SmartWater Reveal, Edison and Energy Smart consumer brands, and Entellisys industrial brand. For more information on GE and its family of businesses, please visit www.ge.com. GE Consumer & Industrial is an Affirmative Action Employer. Role Summary/Purpose Reporting to the Sr. Counsel - Commercial/Antitrust, this position will be responsible for providing legal support and expertise for commercial law and real estate issues including commercial transactions, sourcing transactions, property and equipment sales and leases, creditors’ rights, and business regulation. Essential Responsibilities - Work with other members of the legal team to provide general business law support to GE Appliances & Lighting’s commercial and sourcing teams.- Provide preventative law and transaction support for commercial transactions, sourcing transactions, real estate and commercial law issues across the business.- Provide creditors’ rights and bankruptcy legal support to the business. - Work with other members of the legal team on substantial joint venture, business development and other transactions globally. Qualifications/Requirements - Minimum 5 years of experience in business law transactions and business regulation.- Working knowledge of UCC, creditors’ rights and real estate law.- Strong analytical and communications skills. - Creative; self starter, strong initiative.- Ability to integrate legal and business objectives.- Ability to deal effectively with people and to work in teams.- Solid work ethics and commitment to job completion. For U.S. employment opportunities, GE hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, asylees, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. GE will require proof of work authorization. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics - Working knowledge of creditors’ rights and real estate desirable.- Previous exposure to a manufacturing business a plus.
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