About GTI

Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, is dedicated to providing dignified access to safe and effective cannabis while giving back to the communities in which they serve. As a vertically integrated company, GTI manufactures and sells a well-rounded suite of branded cannabis products including flower, concentrates, edibles, and topicals. The company also owns and operates a rapidly growing national chain of retail cannabis stores called RISE™. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, GTI has 11 manufacturing facilities, licenses for 72 retail locations and operations across 12 U.S. markets. Established in 2014, GTI employs approximately 600 people and serves thousands of patients and customers each year. GTI was named a Best Workplace 2018 by Crain’s Chicago Business. More information is available at GTIgrows.com.

Responsibilities

• Advise internal business clients on M&A and other corporate transactions, including financial transactions.
• Assist in the pursuit of corporate acquisitions, including: diligence, negotiation, contracting and integration of acquisitions. Coordinate internal and external resources engaged in company’s merger and acquisition initiatives and other functional groups.
• Responsible for securities filings and disclosures as required by Canadian and/or U.S. law; coordinate with cross-functional teams to make key determinations for public disclosures.’
• Assist with corporate secretarial responsibilities as needed.
• Assist in preparation or board, board committee, proxy and annual meeting materials.
• Provide counsel on corporate governance, including insider trading and whistleblower policies.
• Partner as necessary with compliance and internal audit colleagues.
• Contribute to other legal department goals and duties as needed.
• Draft and revise various corporate governance documents (e.g., minutes, board resolutions, etc.) in compliance with applicable law and existing corporate requirements.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school
• 5-10 years of substantive legal experience in securities and transactions.
• Experience working for and/or representing publicly traded companies.
• Substantive knowledge and experience in offerings of equity and debt securities, including negotiations, documentation, due diligence, registered offerings and private placements.
• Experience evaluating, structuring, and executing merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions for publicly-listed companies.
• Experience advising multi-functional deal teams, including corporate and business development, finance, sales, human resources, and legal.
• In-house experience preferred, but not required.
• Maintain an active license to practice law in IL or satisfy the requirements of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 716.

Additional Skills

• Ability to develop innovative approaches to legal issues in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Relentless drive to meet or exceed targets, impress your clients with your focus on detail, and to bring up your team behind you.
• Excellent academic and law firm credentials.
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills.
• Skilled at explaining legal needs and strategies to a non-legal audience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills so that you can inspire others and help us build a positive and inclusive work environment. You work well within a team, knowing when and how to keep senior members of the legal team informed on matters of importance, and treating everyone with respect.
• You possess superior legal skills and the ability to make clear, well-reasoned legal decisions that advance the business interests. Must be pragmatic in approach, with a good business mind, fully aware of the business consequences of legal advice.
• Must be able to identify and solve critical issues.

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