Job Duties: Provide counsel on internal audit and corporate governance programs, policies, and documents, on an as-needed basis. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, licensing agreements, and other legal agreements.
The Assistant General Counsel (AGC) is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel to senior management and other departments within the organization.
A general counsel, sometimes called GC, chief legal officer, or corporate counsel, is a company's main attorney and primary source of legal advice.. The GC typically reports directly to the CEO, because his or her opinions are integral to business decisions.
The title of "Associate General Counsel" often implies a slightly higher level of seniority and responsibility compared to "Assistant General Counsel." These individuals may lead teams, typically of paralegals, or operate solo.
Typical ones in-house are (from junior to senior): Associate Counsel (rare), Counsel, Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel (rare), Associate General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer.
Associate or Assistant General Counsel These roles may lead teams of attorneys or paralegals, or function as individual contributors. The title of "Associate General Counsel" often implies a slightly higher level of seniority and responsibility compared to "Assistant General Counsel."
An Assistant General Counsel is most likely to be found in larger corporations or in government, especially in the US. The Assistant General Counsel usually reports directly into the GC and is a lawyer with around 3-5 years post-qualification experience in commercial law.
In his book Law Department Benchmarks: Myths, Metrics and Management, Rees Morison states that, based on compensation surveys and extensive analysis of legal titles, the title “Associate General Counsel” appears to bespeak more authority than “Assistant General Counsel.”