Associate General Counsel
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Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 105000 - 150000
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Perkins&Will has a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurialism which is supported and encouraged by our legal department. The ideal candidate will be interested in being mentored but also have strong basic legal skills and experience to be productive early on. An interest in building relationships across our global organization and helping to inform the business decisions being made by our firm leaders is essential. Trust candor creativity and the ability to counsel together with strong organizational skills will be crucial to success in this role.
The ideal candidate should have 2 years of construction litigation or construction industry in-house counsel experience. Periodic travel will be required. Proximity to a Perkins&Will studio is preferred but not required.
Our Offerings
At Perkins&Will we are committed to supporting the well-being and growth of our team members. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Medical dental and vision insurance
Wellness programs and mental health support
Short- and long-term disability (STD/LTD)
Life insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Generous paid time off (PTO)
We also provide:
A professional development stipend and dedicated time for continuing education
Performance-based bonuses
Engaging studio initiatives and events
Active firmwide affinity groups and leadership development opportunities
Job Responsibilities
- Review edit and assist business in negotiating design service agreements for healthcare higher education civic corporate interiors science and technology and corporate commercial projects across the US and Canada
- Counsel studio leadership and project managers on managing risk
- Assist with drafting/editing firm contract templates
- Create risk management resources and training
- Assist with finalization of sub-consultant agreement
Qualifications
- J.D. with admission to at least one bar
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in construction litigation or in-house
- Experience in Architecture Engineering or Construction preferred
- Familiarity with contract negotiation in professional services and understanding of risk management principles in design and construction.
- Basic office skills and business acumen
- Strong time management/workflow efficiency skills
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in collaboration with others
- Accurate and detail oriented
- Strong organization skills ability to multitask
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
Salary Range Information
We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidates qualifications including skill sets education experience and training licensure and certifications credentials if applicable and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees including performance considerations for merit increases job promotions and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement the annual pay salary range for this position is between $105000 to $150000 commensurate with qualifications and dependent on geographic location.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (EEO) which is part of the Companys Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis and without regard to sex race color age national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression gender reassignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national federal state or local some cases local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
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