Job Summary

The Associate Counsel under the guidance of the Assistant General Counsel provides a full range of legal support as a member of the Corporate Transactions team. The Associate Counsel will be responsible for coordinating and leading various crossfunctional corporate transactions involving the finance accounting tax treasury human resources commercial and operations teams as well as providing support for M&A and debt/financing transactions as necessary. The Associate Counsel may also provide commercial contract support for Avients two business segments.

Essential Functions

• Support internal corporation transactions for all global subsidiaries of Avient Corporation including supporting dividends and cash repatriations capital contributions intercompany loans internal operational and entity restructuring and rationalization and other complex corporate transactions.
• Support corporate subsidiary governance for all global subsidiaries of Avient Corporation including supporting changes to directors and officers shareholder and board actions preparing minutes of meetings of subsidiary boards and participating in or leading subsidiary board meetings.
• Effectively interface with key business partners including stakeholders from accounting tax finance treasury human resources and external legal advisors.
• Analyze and summarize legal documents including contracts and corporate governance documents and make suggestions for alterations of those documents.
• Provide input and assistance during M&A activities and debt/financing transactions including reviewing and drafting agreements and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel as necessary
• Review draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts including sales agreements rebate agreements and other business agreements for Avients two business segments: Color Additives and Inks and Specialty Engineered Materials.
• Identify potential legal risks and ensure contracts comply with applicable laws regulations and company policies.
• Provide legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on contract terms obligations and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support dispute resolution and contract enforcement as needed.
• Research and analyze the law on complex issues and write memoranda as necessary/requested.
• Participates in the selection retention and monitoring of outside counsel for Avient.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Juris Doctor degree from accredited ABA School
• 4 years of relevant experience at a law firm or inhouse at a corporation

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Word Excel and PowerPoint

Environmental Health Safety & Security (EHS&S) Requirements

• Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
• Security includes physical security and cyber security.

Who We Are

Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Dyneema the worlds strongest fiber enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for enduse applications including ballistic personal protection marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated thus advancing a more circular economy
• Lightweighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal glass and wood which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency renewable energy natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 10000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work. For more information visit www.avient.

Why Avient

Avient Corporation is a worldclass sustainable organization built on innovation collaboration and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture values and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.

At Avient we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring promotion development compensation or advancement are based solely on a persons qualifications abilities experience and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of nondiscrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race sex sexual orientation gender identity age color religion national origin disability genetic information protected veterans status or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local law.

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