# Counsel I; Sr. Principal

**Company**: American Honda Motor Company
**Location**: Torrance, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $137,000.00 - $205,500.00
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4744011

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## Description

Counsel supports the E-Advanced and New Business Department of the Law and IP Unit by providing legal research, drafting, contract review, and day-to-day counseling.

The role assists with commercial and transactional matters involving electrification, sustainability initiatives, mobility solutions, strategic partnerships, emerging technologies, and new business models.

Counsel works with Law & IP colleagues and business teams to identify legal issues, develop practical recommendations, and support timely, risk-informed business decisions while building the legal, business, and professional skills needed for increasing responsibility.

Key accountabilities:

- Independently handle assigned transactions, legal research, drafting, contract review, due diligence, and routine business counseling, or support other attorneys and business teams with these matters

Qualifications, experience, and skills:

- Admittance to the California or other U.S. state bar

- Eight to Ten plus years of legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or comparable legal environment. Relevant internships, clerkships, or other substantive legal experience may be considered

- Foundational experience or demonstrated interest in commercial transactions, M&A, corporate governance, regulatory matters, emerging technologies, or new business initiatives preferred

Other job-specific skills:

- Strong legal research, analytical, drafting, and issue-spotting skills, with careful attention to detail

- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, receive and incorporate feedback, manage assignments and deadlines, and escalate questions or potential risks appropriately

- Ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, paralegals, administrative staff, business clients, and cross-functional teams

- Sound judgment, curiosity, adaptability, and a commitment to developing practical business and legal knowledge

- Familiarity with Honda's business operations, products, or strategic priorities is helpful but not required

Total Rewards:

- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)

- Regional Bonus (when applicable)

- Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)

- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)

- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown

- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

- 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution

- Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

- Advancement Opportunities

- Career Mobility

- Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning

- Training and Development Programs

Additional Offerings:

- Lifestyle Account

- Childcare Reimbursement Account

- Elder Care Support

- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment

- Wellbeing Program

- Community Service and Engagement Programs

- Product Programs

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## Skills

### Required
- legal research
- drafting
- contract review
- commercial transactions
- M&A
- corporate governance
- regulatory matters

### Nice to have
- emerging technologies
- new business initiatives

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