Corporate Counsel Transactional

AAA • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

This Corporate Counsel role centers on managing a high volume of complex transactional matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated contracts and deal documents. The position requires providing strategic, preventative legal guidance on a wide range of business transactions, ensuring that agreements, notices, plans, and other legal instruments align with organizational goals while minimizing legal risk.

Requirements

• A J.D. degree from a highly regarded ABA-approved law school, and an active member in good standing of the California Bar
• At least 3 years’ experience as a transactional attorney, preferably at a large law firm, with experience in Real Estate a plus.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills to express complex legal matters in clear, concise, business-friendly language with a solid record of effective cross-group collaboration
• The ability to recognize and weigh business and legal risks, think strategically and advance creative, sound practical solutions in the context of business goals and deadlines
• The ability to collaborate with the team and bring a positive can-do attitude to your work
• The ability to deliver practical advice that the client can act on
• A flexible mindset and ability to work with many internal and external clients
• Strong contract negotiation skills the ability to draft in plain English, with attention to detail and practical concise contract issue solutions
• High level of skill using software tools like Microsoft Office, Word, and Teams, and Adobe Acrobat

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years’ experience as a transactional attorney, preferably at a large law firm, with experience in Real Estate a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and effectively negotiate complex legal contracts and transaction documents of all types with a focus on general commercial contracts, commercial leasing, and real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Research and write legal memoranda, opinions, administrative filings and other communications regarding complex legal issues that are appropriately accurate, comprehensive, concise and understandable.
• Efficiently handles multiple complex matters concurrently.
• Must have the ability to confront conflict and difficult issues in a professional, diplomatic and proactive manner and aggressively tackle new responsibilities and initiatives, sometimes without direct supervision from OGC management.
• Ability to exercise informed and considered judgment, properly prioritize and timely complete assigned matters, and maintain appropriate communication, including maintaining the attorney client privilege, with business units and OGC management.
• Corporate Counsel must have knowledge of and protect the organization’s intellectual property, trade secrets, and confidential and proprietary information.

Benefits

• Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• Tuition assistance
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees