Assistant General Counsel

Description

• Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies
• Prepare and present training to non-legal business operators on legal and legal-adjacent issues in the construction industry
• Collaborate with and advise members of the safety, finance, IT, and HR teams
• 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
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk and provide suggestions to General Counsel and business leadership
• 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
• 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

Requirements

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

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance