Senior Corporate Counsel

Description

• Manage outside legal counsel.
• Conduct training classes for company personnel.
• Advise management concerning claims and disputes with owners and subcontractors.
• Draft and/or oversee the development and implementation of complex contracts, and assist in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors.
• Develop legal opinions as necessary and provide counsel to management.
• Conduct research and interpret laws, rulings and regulations for implications and applicability to construction operations.
• Represent the company in meetings with outside counsel and settlement negotiations.
• Strategize with operations, and lead teams in developing and organizing data and presentation for settlement meetings on construction disputes.
• Stay current on legal trends and best practices as it relates to construction law and corporate law, and educate operations.
• Oversee and perform certain discovery efforts.
• Advise management concerning legal issues as they relate to construction operations.

Requirements

• Ability to travel on a regular basis.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple demands, priorities, and projects simultaneously.
• Deep understanding of and experience applying construction law, and comprehensive understanding of construction process, methodology and documents.
• Superior analytical skills, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Strong team player and interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization.
• Law degree from an accredited law school, and member in good standing in any of the following states: California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Texas, or Washington.
• Possess unquestionable ethics and integrity.
• Proven leadership and management ability.
• Strong sense of accountability, integrity and taking ownership over projects and responsibilities, and resolving issues proactively.
• 8-13 years of experience with a law firm or combined experience with a law firm and in-house.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance