Legal Counsel

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

About the role

The Amcor Legal Team is seeking a U.S.-based attorney to support its North American Rigid Packaging business. The selected candidate will play a key role in providing support for Sales, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and other teams in their ongoing matters related to contracts, property, and other commercial transactions. 

Key Job Accountabilities

• Provide legal support and partnership across Amcor divisions with legal needs in North America.
• Legal review and preparation of customer supply agreements, procurement agreements, real estate leases and other real estate contracts, equipment leases, and many other types of contracts. 
• Handle pre-litigation dispute resolution, including working directly with members of the Legal Litigation Team.
• Collaborate with other members of the Legal Team to implement a global framework for the delivery of legal services to support Amcor’s global business.
• Work closely with members of the Legal Team to develop a best-in-class team which partners with the business in a timely and effective way to drive profitability, business growth, and success.
• Engage in continuous learning of the business through formal and self-directed activities.
• Identify, develop, and implement forms and processes to improve the efficiency of handling internal legal matters.
• Identify and analyze risk and communicate the same along with mitigation recommendations to the appropriate levels of the business.
• Assist in the management of outside counsel to ensure overall quality and value of legal services.

Qualifications/Requirements

• The successful candidate must have a law degree with qualification to practice law in any U.S. state.
• Position to be located in the Amcor offices in Evansville, Indiana.
• 5-8 years of experience, with experience in a corporate in-house position preferred, though not required.
• Experience reviewing and preparing numerous types of contracts. 
• Ability to develop strategic partnerships with leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; a desire to learn; and a commitment to the highest ethical standards.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex legal issues in compliant, but also creative, business-friendly, and cost-effective ways with an appropriate sense of urgency.

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Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

• Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)