Overview
This role is a remote, work-from-home position within the Procurement department of a global law firm. It is a high-visibility position focused on reviewing client agreements according to outside counsel guidelines.
The position requires a JD or LLM.
Responsibilities
- Lead analysis and response to client terms of engagement.
- Ensure agreements to non-standard terms are consistent and help mitigate risk.
- Advise and work with the Contracts Manager and senior attorneys to manage review and implementation of non-standard terms.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of business policies and practices, legal and ethical considerations, and insurance requirements and guidance relating to firm agreements.
- Assess outside counsel guidelines and other non-standard terms to identify potential issues.
- Draft internal assessments and proposed approaches based on evaluation.
- Lead discussions with senior attorneys regarding issues, considerations, and proposed approaches.
- Prepare client-facing comments and responses to terms.
- Coordinate with senior attorneys on discussions and negotiations with clients.
- Respond to due diligence questionnaires.
- Manage the outside counsel guidelines database and share key information with relevant stakeholders.
- Conduct extensive research using firm databases, business research resources, and internal subject-matter experts.
Requirements
- JD required.
- Two or more years of law firm or equivalent experience in a legal setting.
- Must have experience in and enjoy reviewing, retaining, and comprehending large volumes of information (contracts).
- Demonstrated ability to process, organize, and assess complex information to determine logical conclusions and effective solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely synthesize complex business and legal concepts verbally and in writing.
- Highly developed business research abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills to establish close working relationships and balance the needs and views of different stakeholders.
- Understanding of the complexities of business and legal relationships in a global economic environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $78k 143k commensurate with experience and location.
Location
- Remote (work-from-home) across the United States.