Procurement and Contract Senior Legal Analyst

Pierce County•Tacoma, WA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role helps shape how Pierce County manages complex procurement and contracting. You’ll work across procurement, contracts, policy, and legal research to develop clear countywide policies, procedures, contract templates, and guidance. You’ll research statutes, regulations, case law, and proposed legislation; advise on complex procurements and contracts; identify risks; and help solve issues that fall outside standard processes. You’ll work with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Procurement and Contract staff, and departments across the County. This position has a broad countywide impact. You’ll help build contract templates and standards, support the rollout of the County’s contract lifecycle management system, contribute to major agreements like software contracts, and create training and tools that help staff meet procurement and contracting requirements. The Finance Department delivers enterprise-wide services that support every County department and many external partners, ensuring Pierce County operates effectively, efficiently, and with strong public stewardship. Finance staff provide a broad portfolio of high-impact, countywide services, including budgeting and performance management, fiscal services, procurement and contracting, information technology, general services, fleet services, and risk management. Employees have the opportunity to work on strategic, enterprise-level initiatives, collaborate across departments, provide the operational and technical backbone which ensures the smooth delivery of services across the organization, and deliver critical analysis and decision support that informs leadership and shapes County priorities. Guided by leadership values that emphasize collaboration, transparency, and continuous learning, the Finance Department offers a supportive, innovative, and team-oriented environment where employees can grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on County operations and the community.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate or equivalent post graduate law school degree with emphasis in public/government law in procurement and contract management.
Three years of experience involving public sector procurement, contracting, and federal, state and local governance.
A resume and cover letter are required for this position.
As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

Strong procurement and contracting experience.
Robust research, analytical, and technical writing skills.
Comfortable reading and interpreting statutes, regulations, case law, and policy.
Ability to pull together complex information and turn it into clear recommendations, policies, procedures, contract language, and guidance.
Good judgment and attention to detail.
Ability to understand both the specific issue and the wider context, spot potential risks, ask clarifying questions, and connect information across departments and programs.
Ability to adjust communication to different audiences.
Strong collaboration skills.
Ability to identify issues and develop solutions independently.

Responsibilities

Provide legal and policy research of contracts, procurements, and pending legislation.
Prepare analyses of proposed legislation as needed.
Review research, recommendations, and draft documents developed by Procurement and Contract staff.
Work closely with internal customers to prepare scopes of work, review and/or approve contracts for content, use required templates and terms, and gather feedback and concerns.
Audit procurements and contracts for compliance with legal and contract management requirements, and other potential issues.
Draft, review, update, and maintain procurement and contract templates.
Formulate evaluation criteria for source selection to include legally correct terms and conditions that clearly define County programs and contractor performance requirements.
Supervise and manage assigned staff work assignments, training, development and performance management.