Electro Rent is seeking an experienced and strategic legal executive to serve as Vice President / General Counsel. This individual will lead the Legal function for the Americas, providing expert legal counsel and managing all aspects of legal operations, including contracts, governance, compliance, intellectual property, and litigation.

The ideal candidate is a proactive legal leader with demonstrated in-house experience, global team management capability, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. This role is critical to mitigating legal risk while supporting the company’s commercial objectives.

This role is based in Southern California and will commute to our headquarters location in West Hills. Relocation is unavailable at this time. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential duty of this role.

Contract /Transactional Matters

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and interpret contracts (including service agreements, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, and NDA’s), and suggest potential solutions ensuring business needs and priorities are met while minimizing risks
• Organize, manage, and maintain contract library (both electronic and paper-based files) to include contract templates and forms, and commonly used RFP/RFQ responses, and other reference materials to streamline contract processes

Commercial Support

• Communicate effectively and professionally with team members at all levels (including management and executive leadership)
• Resolve routine legal and contract issues.
• Conduct Secretary of State searches, perform legal research, and analyze law sources such as statutes, case law, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, etc.

Corporate Governance & Administration

• Maintain and update all legal files
• Assist in fulfilling corporate secretarial duties, including maintaining corporate minute books and other business records, preparing in compilation of board and committee materials, and coordinate approvals and signatures of documents

Litigation Management & Support

• Coordinate, gather, and organize facts and documents for discovery responses or administrative actions, which will involve working with internal business clients and outside legal counsel
• Monitor and track all case deadlines
• File and retrieve documents on state and federal court databases
• Manage subpoena responses
• Help prepare legal pleadings

Intellectual Property

• Assist the Marketing department in copyright and trademark review
• Manage and track intellectual property registrations
• Assist outside counsel in gathering required samples and information

Regulatory/Compliance Support

• Assist with compliance procedures (Privacy/GDPR/PCI/FCPA)
• Maintain compliance logs and manage related tasks
• Receive and process all Legal Department correspondence

• Juris Doctor (JD) or LLB from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school.
• Active license to practice law in the State of California.
• Minimum 7 years of legal experience, including in-house or law firm roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing global legal, compliance, and HR functions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must meet the definition of a “U.S. Person” per 22 CFR § 120.15 (i.e., U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to regulatory access requirements.

*Compensation salary range for this position will be approximately between $250,000 and $310,000 per year plus quarterly bonus based on company revenue.  Range is dependent on experience and applicable skills

* This role is in our West Hills, CA Global Headquarters and may work from when needed.

ITAR Notification

Due to possible access to product/s or technology that may be controlled by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and other U.S. federal export regulations, a successful candidate for this position will be a “U.S. Person” as defined under 22 CFR § 120.15.

Under this definition, a U.S. Person is a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). In other words, this includes a U.S. Citizen or U.S. national, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an individual admitted to the United States as an asylee or refugee

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work 40 hours per week on-site.
• Communicate effectively (written and verbal).
• Sit, type, read documents, and use office equipment for extended periods.
• Occasionally move around the office or lift items up to 10 lbs.
• Climb stairs or ladders if needed.

Electro Rent is the largest, most comprehensive test equipment services provider for market-leading customers around the world. We are focused on delivering outstanding service for customers across a broad range of industries including Aerospace/Defense, Telecommunications, Mobile/Computing, Power & Industrial, Automotive, Medical, Education, New Space, Data Products Rental and more. With 1.1 billion inventory, immediate shipping to over 100 countries, and a world-class accredited calibration and repair lab, our team of experts solve tough technical and financial challenges related to testing.

Electro Rent is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a pre-employment background investigation that may consist of, but is not limited to, a: pre-employment drug & alcohol screen, criminal background investigation, and documentation required by the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 or other applicable regulations. During the background investigation process, a record of conviction or other adverse issues will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from employment. Electro Rent will consider factors such as 1) the length of time that has passed since the offense or adverse issue; 2) age at the time of the offense or adverse issue; 3) the severity and nature of the offense or adverse issue; 4) the relationship of the offense or adverse issue to the position for which you have applied, and 5) evidence of rehabilitation. Additionally, candidates who refuse to submit to a drug and alcohol test or who fail to show up for a drug test within the required time will no longer be considered for employment, and any offer of employment will be rescinded.