Assistant General Counsel, Mission Critical

Working in the Boston office, and traveling periodically to project sites across the country, the Assistant General Counsel, Mission Critical will serve as a pivotal legal contact for Suffolk’s Mission Critical group operations, supporting all legal matters affecting the group. The Assistant General Counsel will report to the regional General Counsel, Mission Critical. This position works directly and daily with the Mission Critical General Counsel, the Mission Critical leadership team, and project operational staff.

• Manage outside counsel, if any, including budgets and strategy.
• Research and master key state laws affecting construction as the Mission Critical group moves into new markets, monitor changes in applicable law, and advise leadership regarding the implications of such laws.
• Assist with the negotiation of construction management agreements, subcontracts and other complex legal agreements.
• Provide advice to leadership and operational staff on contracts, claims and other legal matters.
• Periodically visit project sites within the Mission Critical group to collaborate with project teams, and travel to other Suffolk regional offices as needed.
• Handle legal inquiries from within the company and issue sound and comprehensive legal advice to all internal clients and stakeholders.
• Conduct training on legal and compliance related topics, including but not limited to complicated construction contracts.
• Work closely with senior leadership and the Mission Critical General Counsel to resolve claims with third parties.
• Draft letters relating to contract administration and other issues for project teams to send to subcontractors, clients and other third parties.
• Proactively work with project teams to properly administer contracts, identify risk and implement risk mitigation plans while empowering the business to succeed.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Seeking approximately 3-6 years of extensive experience in the practice of complex construction law in a corporate legal department and/or a full-service law firm.

Prior corporate legal department experience in the construction industry is highly preferable.

• Willing to travel periodically to projects including Virginia, Texas, Iowa, and Oregon, periodically. This is a fundamental requirement of the role.
• Use independent judgment and exhibit leadership techniques
• Strong work ethic and independent self-starter who is at all times a team player
• Confident in complex and difficult situations/negotiations
• Requires bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university and a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
• Excellent academic credentials
• Bar Admission to the state where the Assistant General Counsel is located, or to California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Maryland, or Iowa, or a state with reciprocity with one of the foregoing.
• Independent and proactive
• Able to work effectively as part of a team with a positive and collaborative attitude
• Able to anticipate leadership’s needs and independently identify, initiate and implement necessary actions
• Able to navigate ambiguity and make appropriate judgment calls
• Reliable, self-motivated and well organized with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Demonstrate close attention to detail with outstanding work product
• Able to work independently with minimum oversight

Working Conditions

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