Legal Professional 2 - Strategic Contracting Legal

Truist•Charlotte, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

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Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate.
8 or more years of relevant experience in a corporate setting, law firm, or government agency.
Superior interpersonal and inter-team communication skills.
Excellent research and writing skills.
Superior organizational skills while being able to prioritize workload to meet critical timelines.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, including senior management and executives.
Creative problem-solving and analytical skills with ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner seeking input of others as needed. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.
Team-oriented mentality with a talent for managing or fitting into a project team.
Strong team/project management and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

An educational focus on business or finance, and experience in the financial services industry.
Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, CoPilot, & Powerpoint.

Responsibilities

Support Strategic Contracting Legal Department or business unit in improving processes, knowledge management, information and remediation governance, records management, vendor management, and technology use and adoption.
Develop and implement service delivery models, communications, and training.
Manage the Strategic Contracting Legal Department’s cross-functional requirements, including contract templates and playbooks, remediation, AI implementation, audits, policies and procedures, and other similar programs.
Manage Strategic Contracting Legal Department projects, strategic planning, and strategic initiatives and supervise the development of reports and assessments used to manage resources and expenses and gain efficiencies.
Cultivate a team-oriented environment through leadership that enhances teammates’ hard work and successes.
Exercise independent judgment and discretion in drafting and negotiating appropriate contractual or other legal documents to ensure mitigation of financial and regulatory risk to the company and prepare written memoranda, summaries of contracts/project-level documents, and various letters, polices, procedures, etc.
Research federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations and apply such law to existing facts.
Respond to legal inquires and interpret internal policies and procedures.
Develop strong relationships with internal and external project stakeholders, including other Legal Department Teammates, interested lines of business, and suppliers.
Identify legal or business risks and escalate appropriately.