Contracts Lawyer

Overview

A growing consulting delivery team is seeking a Contracts Lawyer to provide strategic, technology, and operational services to clients in the legal, professional, and financial services industries. This role combines legal expertise with consulting and project management skills to support contract review, negotiation, and administration.

Responsibilities

• Apply standardized playbook guidelines to redline and edit contract language, incorporating client-specific standards and suggesting alternative terms related to services and products.
• Identify contract terms, conditions, and carve-out strategies to resolve negotiation challenges while mitigating risk.
• Collaborate with clients' in-house legal counsel for review and approval of initial contracts and renewals.
• Engage with client leads and department heads regarding upcoming contract renewals.
• Facilitate contract negotiation processes, acting as liaison between internal and external stakeholders and identifying escalation points.
• Communicate key contract terms and conditions to relevant end users and stakeholders.
• Manage workload pipeline by tracking review statuses, meeting KPIs, providing proactive updates, and following up with stakeholders.
• Assist with contract administration by updating contract statuses and newly signed documents in the system.
• Serve as the primary contact for questions and needs related to assigned contracts.
• Develop, update, and manage standard agreement templates and related playbooks.
• Support vendor governance processes including vendor onboarding/offboarding, risk management, and relationship management.
• Facilitate and participate in planning and contract management meetings with key stakeholders.
• Perform other contract-related duties as necessary.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (JD) and an active license to practice law in any jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in contract development, redlining, legal review, negotiations, and contract management.
• Familiarity with vendor agreements such as Master Services Agreements, Software as a Service Agreements, Data Privacy Agreements, Software License Agreements, and Event and Sponsorship Agreements.
• Experience with U.S. commercial contract law for contract review.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in law firm practice preferred but not required.
• Ability to interpret complex policies and legal language to assess business risk and develop mitigation strategies.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to build collaborative relationships with managers, clients, vendors, and colleagues.
• Experience with law firm operations.
• Proactive approach with ownership of responsibilities and projects, including contract administration.
• Effective time management, prioritization, and organizational skills in a multitasking environment.
• Highly responsive and customer-focused with appropriate follow-up and follow-through.
• Commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
• Working knowledge of data privacy and data security laws (e.g., GDPR) and experience reviewing and negotiating related contractual language is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Details regarding compensation and benefits are not specified.

Location

This is a fully remote position with little to no travel required.