Assistant General Counsel

Compensation Range

$200,000.00 - $220,000.00 Annual Salary

Job Description Summary:

Primary responsibilities of the role include handling a variety of legal work related to the company's core business, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, and other legal documents for corporate use, as well as providing advice to management and project teams on legal rights, obligations and privileges of the corporation. Trusted and strategic partner to other Departments and Operations within the organization.

Job Description:

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide strategic legal and business advice to the partner Region/Divisions as it relates to given discipline
• Identify and advise on compliance challenges with applicable law and requirements
• Develop and refine processes, procedures and standard contract forms including vendor contracts, technology agreements, and partnership agreements
• Review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including complex construction agreements
• Draft and review responses to Requests for Qualifications and Proposals
• Represent the company in meetings with outside parties, including participating in the resolution of highly complex or sensitive legal issues
• Manage more complex and higher risk disputes and provide legal guidance and strategy  
• Oversee and perform certain discovery efforts
• Provide training for company personnel
• Stay current on legal trends and best practices as it relates to applicable law, and communicate relevant developments, and as applicable, suggesting changes
• Collaborate and manage outside counsel and consultants
• Perform advanced legal research
• Oversee both attorney and non-attorney team members, as assigned
• Complete other responsibilities, as assigned

             

MINIMUM SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:      

• Law degree from an accredited law school, and member in good standing of any of the following states: CA, CO, GA, NC, NY, OR, TX or WA
• 10+ years of experience with a law firm or 6+ years of combined experience with a law firm and in-house
• Deep understanding of and experience applying construction law, construction process, methodology and documents
• Developed understanding of corporate governance principles, including fiduciary duties of officers and directors, and be equipped to provide guidance on intercompany relations
• Possess unquestionable ethics and integrity
• Superior analytical skills, problem-solving, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Proven leadership and management ability
• Cross-functional collaboration skills and cross-functional understanding of other organizational departments
• Ability to travel on a regular basis
• Strong team player and interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization
• Strong sense of accountability, integrity and taking ownership over projects and responsibilities, and resolving issues proactively
• Reliability, dependability and flexibility
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple demands, priorities, and projects simultaneously

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS:

This role is eligible for the following benefits:  medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), individual stock ownership, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, basic term life insurance and AD&D, business travel accident insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness coaching, educational assistance, Care.com membership, ClassPass fitness membership, and DashPass delivery membership.  Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance, long term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.