Job Title: Corporate Attorney III (Sr Contracts Attorney)
Location: 100% remote
Duration: 3 months (Possible extensions)
Shift: 8-5 EST, Monday to Friday
 
Note: The attorney should have their own Professional Liability with at least a $1MM limit and can provide evidence (i.e., COI).
 
Position Summary:
Handles moderately complex legal assignments and projects with little or no supervision. Has substantial interaction with product manager/general manager level executives and external parties. Communicates effectively to senior management. Possesses an expertise/focus in commercial transactions.
 
Scope:
Provides legal counsel and is a subject matter expert in commercial transactions.
 
Day to Day responsibility:

• Primary focus: redlining new transactions coming in ; 50% of work will go toward renewal as they are expecting a large volume of renewals.
• Reviewing and negotiating contracts.
• Reviewing Redlines.
• IT contracts with (software and cloud providers) as well).
• Impacting the volume: Organic Growth.

 
Must-have qualifications

• Juris Doctorate.
• Active license to practice law in at least one state; Active or Corporate license in state where working.
• Minimum 5 years of legal experience/training with IT Contracts.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating IT contracts.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Sound legal, analytical, problem solving, drafting, and risk assessment skills.
• Productive and efficient.
• Quick thinkers.
• Quick adapter.
• MS Office (specifically, Word, Excel Beginner level, Outlook & Teams).

 
Degrees or certifications required/Years of overall experience required:

• Practicing JD Law degree- candidates who have practiced 8 years.

 
Team Dynamic:

• Currently a team of 12.
• This contractor will have direct supervision with one manager and guidance and teaching from the team.

 
Industry related experience required.

• No. This contractor does not require industry knowledge, but it would be a bonus if they do.

 
Does this contractor require specific IT contracts experience or sales, marketing, purchasing?

• General Contracting would definitely be helpful; however, it's more critical if they have IT contract experience as this will be a bulk of the volume of contracts.

 
Type of work:
The majority will be IT transactions; low risk; renewals; software license agreements, cloud and proof of concepts; IT commercial transactions; consulting agreements.
 
Manager's preferred work style:

• Collaborative, efficient and good at communicating.
• One word answer followed up with "would you like more information".
• Emails should be brief, clear, and to the point.

 
Who will this contractor be interacting with during the assignment?

• The team (mentioned above) and.
• Other teams within the business, such as: Procurement; Risk and Information Security.

 
How will this contractor's performance be measured?

• Feedback from team members, clients and customer service, responsiveness and quality; Measured work: Adherence to timeliness, quality against template and training.

 
Interview:
1 interview with the manager.
 
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, reviews, drafts, and edits moderately complex commercial transactions for senior attorneys and/or the business, including, but not limited to, the following: cloud contracts, statements of work, professional services agreements , leases, and commission agreements.
• Researches, investigates, and analyzes statutory and case law.
• Analyzes complex business issues/matters, assesses legal risk, and makes and presents tactical and strategic recommendations regarding the legal implications of these matters to the business with little or no supervision. Communicates and/or provides counsel to procurement, controllers and general manager level executives and other areas of the business regarding legal questions/matters. Works and partners with these higher levels of management to accomplish business objectives.
• Manages complex transactions, projects, and/or business matters/issues with little or no supervision.
• Interacts with individuals outside of the company, such as regulators and outside counsel, in connection with commercial transactions/legal matters/business issues.
• Extra hours may be required during business peaks or to meet seasonal deadlines.

 
Knowledge, Skills/Abilities:

• Understands the technical and tactical aspects of the business.
• Ability to problem solve and handle significant strategic business issues.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong persuasive skills.
• Experience presenting to business partners.
• Team player.
• Basic aptitude in Microsoft Office Suite.

 
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Typical office environment requiring the use of typical office equipment (e.g., computers, phones, etc.). Computer keyboarding, computer monitor and mouse use including reaching forward, grasping, finger and wrist manipulation, and neck bending and turning; near vision is necessary for computer monitor use. If working in an Emerging Workspace, or similar working arrangement, lifting of laptop equipment, files and/or personal belongings weighing 10 lbs. or less is required.
• May require long periods of sitting.
• May require prolonged repetitive use of the upper extremities.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 102.66/hr.