Legal Counsel

POSITION SUMMARY

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Legal Counsel is expected to provide legal research, advice, and other legal assistance as directed by other senior-level lawyers in the corporate legal department. This position also may provide counsel to management within the company and coordinate with outside legal counsel.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Researching and analyzing law for the preparation of legal memoranda.

Performing due diligence for a potential transaction involving the company.

Analyzing and summarizing legal documents

Reviewing documents for internal clients related to outside parties, outside counsel, vendors and customers.

Anticipating and mitigating potential legal problems involving the company.

Draft and administer various commercial, technology, and corporate agreements.

Legal review of various contracts.

Learning how the business works.

Knowing legal issues vs. business issues.

RFP / RFQ support.

Contract MaintenanceMaintain physical and electronic files

Docketing and Calendaring of contracts

Current active contracts

Contract updates

Cleanup of contracts not still active.

Form FilesCreate and maintain a set of forms / templates

Process for maintaining form files

Integration of form files into process

Want a professional set of forms and templates (NDA, Supplier, Distributor, Terms & Conditions, etc)

Commitment to integrity and ethics

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Law Degree from an ABA accredited law school

Admitted and Licensed to practice Law in a State, preferably Arkansas

Training

CLE Requirements

Experience

0-3 Years

Skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office-especially Excel & ERP systems, capable of identifying and specifying computer based solutions.

Experienced working with all functional areas and management. Demonstrated ability to influence others in a manner that demonstrates command of the content.

Other

Excellent analytical, communication, diplomatic, research and writing skills

Ability to engender confidence from all levels of employees within an organization