Description:
Position Summary:This attorney will play a pivotal role in supporting in-house legal matters of the organization, with a primary focus on contract review and development. Specifically, this attorney will negotiate, review, and draft contracts; provide business-oriented legal advice to various business units; and help administer and enforce internal policies and procedures. The ideal candidate is an organized, detail-oriented, critical thinker who takes initiative and is adept at problem solving. The candidate also must have excellent written and oral communications skills.
This position is a full-time, exempt, remote position, and reports to the Senior Counsel.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Prepare, draft, review, redline, negotiate and interpret contracts for various business units. Such contracts include, without limitation, customer contracts, vendor and supplier contracts, consulting contracts, partnership arrangements, nondisclosure agreements, and related documents.
- Provide general legal advice regarding company transactions and other matters to meet the evolving needs of the business across various legal areas.
- Participate in discussions with customers, vendors, and other external parties to negotiate contractual terms and resolve contract or transaction-related issues.
- Perform responsibilities utilizing the company's contract life-cycle management system, including updating/maintaining contract templates and identifying/tracking non-standard contractual terms.
- Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to understand business needs.
- Comply with and help administer/enforce the company's existing processes and procedures, and recommend and implement changes and improvements.
- Perform activities to support and enforce the organization's compliance program.
- Perform special projects, as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Skills:
- Analytical/critical thinking regarding contracts and business arrangements and ability to exercise sound judgment.
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills, including an ability to develop creative solutions and compromises.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the company, including senior management, as well as with customers and vendors.
- Ability to take direction, and work/resolve issues independently with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
- Takes initiative and is proactive.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with peers.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- High level of self-motivation and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Office 365, PowerPoint, and SharePoint).
Experience:
- 7+ years of contracts/transactional experience in a law firm or in-house role with an established company.
- Experience negotiating both customer and vendor contracts preferred.
- Experience at a for-profit company preferred.
- Knowledge of healthcare a plus.
- Experience using contract life-cycle management systems a plus.
Education:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited institution.
- Current state bar certification.