ten pán je viceprezident spol. pro EU (viceprezident není zaměstnanec) a zároveň jako advokát vykonává funkci právního poradce společnosti - o tom, zda tento advokát též zastupuje společnost v soudních sporech lze dost pochybovat, na to jsou specialisti pro "litigation" a to zvláště v USA
"Most medium to large organizations have a legal department. The general counsel is the organization's chief legal officer. In the legal community, lawyers who work directly for corporations (rather than for law firms) are referred to as "in-house counsel." Typically, larger organizations will employ additional attorneys to the legal department to support and work under the general counsel. These attorneys are usually referred to as associate general counsel or assistant general counsel.

"Description
An associate general counsel usually assists the general counsel in conducting legal research and providing legal advice to the relevant decision-makers in the organization. The advice may involve any number of legal issues important to the company, including, among other things, advice on employment issues, administrative policy, litigation strategy and regulatory compliance issues.

Education

The position of associate general counsel must be filled with an attorney. To become an attorney, it takes seven years of full-time education beyond high school and the admission to a state bar.