Junior Associate Transactional Counsel
Description
Competitive Salary $100k to $125k DOE + Benefits
Hybrid in office 3 days a week Lake Forest, CA
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Managing Counsel of Transactions, the Junior Associate Transactional Counsel will provide a broad range of legal analysis, services, and support primarily in the areas of general contracting, intellectual property, corporate governance, and compliance.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze complex legal and factual issues, conduct extensive legal research
- Correspond with other parties' attorney to negotiate contracts
- Review, prepare master agreements, strategic partnership agreements, negotiate leases, settlement agreements, third-party contracts, and other commercial documents
- Review marketing materials for compliance with state and federal laws
- Maintain contract database and monitor contract renewals
- Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Certifications:
- Must have a J.D. Degree from ABA accredited law school
- Member in good standing of California State Bar
Experience:
- At least 1-3 years of general legal experience; construction, data privacy, intellectual property, corporate and employment law is a plus
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Must be comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, wearing multiple hats, flexible attitude and quick to react
- Excellent writing, research, and analytical skills
- Must be able to communicate at a professional level with all levels of the Company
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail
- Excels under pressure in demanding, fast-paced environment
- Must have a valid Driver's License/Insurance and the ability to drive a personal vehicle to branches
Special Skills & Training:
- Bilingual is a plus; however, it is not required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ABILITIES
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
- Regularly spend long hours answering phone calls and emails
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
- Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering information into a computer
- Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects
- Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away
- Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand
- Regularly understand the speech of another person
- Frequently work on projects that require deadlines
- Frequently bend to file and maintain files
- Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds
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