Assistant General Counsel

Description

• Collaborate with and advise members of the safety, finance, IT, and HR teams
• 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
• 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
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk and provide suggestions to General Counsel and business leadership
• Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies
• 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

Requirements

Are you a service-minded attorney? Do you have solid technical expertise in construction and contract drafting and negotiating? Do you want to better understand the business considerations that inform risk management decisions? Are you looking to be a part of a dynamic in-house legal team that serves a dynamic and growing business? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting, long-term opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while working under tight deadlines
• Experience in, or working closely with, construction organizations or firms preferred
• Work well with, and can efficiently direct work of, shared paralegal support.
• Familiarity with insurance in the construction industry preferred
• Able to lead and follow with equal ease, based on circumstances
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
• Enjoy working in the office, in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment
• Strong substantive experience in transactional practice or combination of transactional and construction litigation/claims management is preferred
• Licensed Attorney with 7+ years of experience practicing construction law
• 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
• Active listener, proactive leadership approach, collaborative and communicative
• Flexible, with excellent and timely written and verbal communication skills
• 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

Benefits

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance