Attorney

Overview

In-house construction attorney handling contracts, risk, and legal support.

Key Responsibilities

• contract drafting
• document management
• risk management
• vendor relations
• legal training
• deliverable management

Tasks

-Review, draft, and negotiate construction and other contracts with minimal supervision -Collaborate closely with project managers and leaders to understand business objectives when negotiating agreements -Prepare and present training to non-legal business operators on legal and legal-adjacent issues in the construction industry -Assist Operations and Leadership in problem-solving and managing risk -Collaborate with and advise members of the safety, finance, IT, and HR teams -Collaborate closely with other members of the legal team located across the United States to implement enterprise-wide, accepted approaches to managing contract and other risks -Manage communications and deliverables in a deadline-driven environment -Manage, maintain, and coordinate all documentation related to construction contracts and day-to-day issues arising from construction project operations -Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies -Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk and provide suggestions to General Counsel and business leadership

Requirements

• licensed attorney
• 7+ years
• construction law
• negotiation
• insurance
• analytical

What You Bring

-Flexible, with excellent and timely written and verbal communication skills -Strong substantive experience in transactional practice or combination of transactional and construction litigation/claims management is preferred -Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for the candidate to identify legal issues and risks, analyze complex problems, and provide practical and effective solutions -Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders -Able to lead and follow with equal ease, based on circumstances -Enjoy working in the office, in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment -Familiarity with insurance in the construction industry preferred -Licensed Attorney with 7+ years of experience practicing construction law -Experience leading negotiations of construction contracts or dispute resolution with sophisticated counterparties and ability to understand the Owner, Subcontractor and/or Contractor's points of view -Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while working under tight deadlines -Active listener, proactive leadership approach, collaborative and communicative -Experience in, or working closely with, construction organizations or firms preferred -Work well with, and can efficiently direct work of, shared paralegal support.

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Benefits

-Tuition reimbursement for associates -1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel -Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child -1-week paid volunteer leave each year -100% charitable match -Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) -Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage -Traditional and Roth 401k -Industry-leading performance-based bonus program -100% paid 12-week maternity leave

About Arco A Family Of Construction Companies

-Began as a single‑office design‑build firm and steadily expanded coast to coast. -Specialising in sectors such as warehouse/distribution and healthcare, ARCO also tackles manufacturing, entertainment and multi‑family ventures. -Its entrepreneurial, associate‑owned model returns half of the profits to employees and offers sabbaticals and stock ownership.

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