Assistant General Counsel Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Licensed attorney with at least 5 years of transactional construction practice at a law firm or in-house with a general contractor.
• Current experience managing a substantial volume of contract review, drafting, and negotiation responsibilities; preference for attorneys who remain actively engaged in day-to-day transactional work.
• Experience leading negotiations of construction contracts with sophisticated counterparties and understanding the perspectives of owners, subcontractors, and/or contractors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify legal issues and risks, analyze complex problems, and provide practical and effective solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Flexibility and excellent, timely written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead and follow with equal ease, depending on circumstances.
• Desire to work as part of a highly collaborative legal team.
• Active listening, proactive leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction contract practice, particularly with a general contractor.
• Active involvement in day-to-day transactional work.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage construction and commercial agreements.
• Collaborate with legal team members across the United States to implement enterprise-wide approaches to managing contract risks.
• Work with project managers and leaders to understand business objectives when negotiating agreements.
• Manage, maintain, and coordinate documentation related to construction contracts and day-to-day issues arising from construction project operations.
• Prepare and present training to non-legal business operators on legal and legal-adjacent issues in the construction industry.
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk.
• Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies.
• Assist Operations and Leadership with problem-solving and risk management.
• Manage communications and deliverables in a deadline-driven environment.
• Work effectively with shared paralegal support and efficiently direct its work.

Benefits

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Traditional and Roth 401(k).
• Tuition reimbursement for associates.
• Scholarship for associates’ children, up to $28,000 per child.
• One-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel.
• One week of paid volunteer leave each year.
• 100% charitable match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave.