Job description
AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world’s recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state’s top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com.
AMP is hiring a Corporate Legal Specialist who will partner with colleagues throughout the organization to help scale the company and its legal / compliance infrastructure. The candidate selected for this position must be a resourceful self-starter with excellent judgment, a keen eye for detail, and a strong sense of team and mission.
As our Corporate Legal Specialist, yourjob duties and responsibilities will include some or all of the following, which you must be able to perform unassisted or with a reasonable accommodation.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Leading and/or supporting design, implementation, and maintenance of legal and compliance policies, processes, and workflows.
- Leading and/or supporting management of AMP’s contract lifecycle, e-billing, and equity management platforms.
- Building and maintaining a library of forms, clauses, trainings, and support materials.
- Organizing and maintaining corporate records, regulatory filings, intellectual property portfolios, and corporate and equity compliance materials.
- Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, litigation, employment, trainings, and compliance matters as needed.
- Drafting, proofing, negotiating, organizing, and executing, as and where applicable, correspondence, presentations, board minutes, board resolutions, legal research, non-disclosure agreements, and/or contracts in accordance with established protocols and attorney guidance.
- Assisting with forming and maintaining corporate entities, including drafting and filing articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificates, annual reports, foreign qualifications, assumed names, and other documents.
- Maintaining corporate entity information database for all corporate records, including all corporate governance documents.
- Assisting with intake, triage, and prioritization of AMP Legal requests.
- Providing general administrative and special project-based assistance to AMP Legal as needed.
- Partnering with cross-functional teammates across the organization, including but not limited to People, Sales, Operations, and Finance & Accounting, to identify and execute on areas for improvement.
- Regular and predictable attendance, in office or remote (subject to manager approval), is an essential function of the job.
The successful candidate will have:
Education:
- Required: Either (i) a Bachelor’s degree in any field, (ii) an associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies, or (iii) an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred: Completion of paralegal certificate, Certified Paralegal (CP) program, or Certified Legal Assistant (CLE) program.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of eight years’ relevant experience supporting legal and/or compliance professionals in a law firm or corporate legal department setting, preferably both.
- High degree of professionalism and integrity; capacity for dealing with confidential and/or otherwise sensitive matters.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively engage, with ordinary courtesy and tact, a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
- Adept at managing shifting priorities in a fast-paced / deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to work independently as well as an awareness of when to seek guidance; willingness to accept supervision.
- Eager to manage a variety of tasks across a broad range of substantive areas; able to learn new areas quickly.
- Capacity to learn and master new systems; experience with contract lifecycle management platforms (e.g., Ironclad); e-billing (e.g., Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker) and equity management software (e.g., Carta) preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite) preferred.
- Licensed (or willingness to become a licensed) notary public.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Working Conditions/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.
- Position is full-time (40 hours per week) although workload may occasionally require more than regular work hours to perform essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Working Location(s):
- Hybrid (AMP’s Louisville, Colorado HQ / Remote)
Travel Requirements:
- None
AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants who identify with a historically underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Other duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary & Compensation Information: $90,000 - $120,000 per year
Equity Grant: The candidate selected for this role will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications.
Benefits Information:
- Medical – The company covers up to 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection.
- Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability.
- Life Insurance – The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional coverage though New York Life.
- Benefits start the day you start.
- HSA Eligible Health Plans, Employer Monthly Contributions on Dependent and Individual Plans.
- 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching).
- FTO - Flexible Time Off.
- Eight (8) paid holidays.
We’ll consider applications on an ongoing basis.
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