Sr Counsel - Pro Services

Do your Best Work in Mooresville This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

Your Impact The Lowe's Legal Department serves as an innovative, proactive and strategic business partner focused on accelerating profitable growth while protecting the Lowe's brand The Senior Counsel provides legal consultation on complex matters, enterprise-wide initiatives and/or matters significant to the company. This role is seen as a subject matter expert in at least one of area of law or have mid-level understanding of 3 or more areas of law or lines of business. The Senior Counsel handles matters independently and proactively consults with leadership on complex work.

What You Will Do

• Manages legal matters independently and proactively informs and seeks input from legal leadership team on complex work and enterprise- wide initiatives.
• Influences officers and builds alignment on key enterprise-wide strategic priorities by providing innovative and practical business oriented solutions on complex issues.
• Manages and provides direction regarding trends in various litigation categories and guidance to senior business leaders regarding risks and likely outcomes for all assigned litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Proactively identifies legal risks by assessing internal and external trends, including the regulatory environment and partners with Lowe’s leaderships team to develop solutions on key enterprise initiatives that will ultimately drive business results yet mitigate risk.
• Collaborates and leads the team by identifying risks and influencing decisions on complex projects impacting the enterprise.
• Serves as a trusted business partner and is the key point of contact for officer level stakeholders on key enterprise-wide initiatives and matters of significance to Lowe's.
• Assigns, oversees, and actively manages the work of outside counsel.
• Partners with the business to develop solutions to drive compliance with the industry's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Oversees the work of the legal team to prepare training, deliver memorandum, and presentations on legal matters.
• Recruits, selects, and develops talent. Ensures talent is prepared for growth opportunities and advancement.
• Serves as a primary legal partner to Lowe’s Pro Sales business, delivering support for contract negotiation, strategic initiatives, sales strategies, customer and vendor management, and other commercial matters.
• Supports Lowe’s subsidiary Artisan Design Group in a generalist capacity, including support for real estate transactions, human resources matters, vendor and customer contract negotiation and management, regulatory compliance, safety, corporate governance, claims management, strategic initiatives, sales strategies, and general legal consultation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA accredited school or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 9-12 years practicing law in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Leadership experience with direct report responsibility or a leader of teams
• License to practice law in at least one state (or foreign jurisdiction, if lawyer is providing services to Company affiliates in that jurisdiction)

About Lowe’s Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.