Corporate Counsel - Contracts

Global Guardian•McLean, VA

18h•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The newly created position of Corporate Counsel – Contracts will take ownership of Global Guardian's contract lifestyle, working with Account Management, Business Development, Operations, and Accounting to ensure that all agreements are current, complete, timely processed, and properly archived. This is a growth-oriented position that will expand in scope and responsibilities as the company grows.

Requirements

JD from accredited law school.
1-3 years' experience at a law firm, government agency, or corporate legal department.
Thorough understanding of commercial contract principles.
Experience in drafting, redlining, and negotiating B2B service contracts preferred.
Experience using Ironclad or similar contract management system (CMS) preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day flow of new and renewing client contracts using Ironclad CMS.
Contract types include Master Service Agreements, Statements of Works, NDAs, and amendments.
Provide initial drafts of contracts to clients and perform the initial review of client redlines and comments.
Assist Account Management and Business Development teams in managing contract pipelines.
Ensure that all executed agreements within Ironclad are completely and accurately tagged, categorized, and searchable.
Manage the automated reported of all executed agreements to designated stakeholders.
Continually audit the contract portfolios across all divisions.
Audit company operating licenses and monitor state regulations to ensure continued compliance.
Identify opportunities for competitive bids resulting from new or changing public safety legislation and support Business Development in completing such bids.
Formulate, negotiate, and finalize large engagement contracts.
Perform legal research, generate memos and summaries, and create and maintain reference materials.