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Staff Attorney, Transactional

BDO
Chicago, IL, United States
$100K-$180K a year
Full-time

Job Summary :

The Staff Attorney will play an important role in supporting the Firm’s day-to-day transactional legal needs. This position

focuses on representing the Firm in connection with a variety of contractual matters, including providing assistance to partners and other internal clients on the Firm’s client engagement letters, access letters, non-disclosure agreements, business associate agreements, and other commercial, vendor and client-facing agreements.

The individual in this role may be expected to work with client’s counsel and procurement departments in handling contractual dispute resolution.

Candidates seeking a non-traditional or flexible work schedule may be considered pursuant to the Firm’s flexibility strategy.

Job Duties :

  • Reviews, provides advice and negotiates legal matters pertaining to the Firm’s client engagement letters and other commercial transactions and client relationships in a manner consistent with the Firm’s business decisions, policies and strategy
  • Have significant involvement in contractual matters throughout the entire contract lifecycle, from formation to termination
  • Manages multiple contracts and projects in a deadline driven environment
  • Complies with the processes, policies and templates of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) with respect to their support of transactional matters
  • Performs other related duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities :

N / A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Education :

Juris Doctorate (JD) degree, required

Experience :

The candidate should have the following background and attributes :

  • Proven record of professional excellence and achievement with a minimum of three (3 )years of experience as a practicing transactional or corporate attorney in good standing at a law firm or in-house, required
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of contracts, including with clients, vendors and other third parties, strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated experience of excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills working independently or within a team environment, required
  • Experience working effectively within a demanding, deadline-driven environment, required

License / Certifications :

Member of a Bar in Good Standing, required

Software :

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, required
  • Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint, preferred
  • Language :
  • N / A
  • N / A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

  • Demonstrated record of providing substantive / technical legal advice and support to clients
  • Strong project management skills, including ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively to completion
  • Positive client-service attitude
  • Detail oriented, with excellent organizational skills
  • Exercises good judgment
  • Ability to issue spot and summarize key points succinctly
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptive
  • Able to maintain the highly confidential nature of information

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range : $100,000 - $180,000

NYC / Long Island / Westchester Range : $100,000 - $180,000

30+ days ago
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