Assistant General Counsel
On-siteTempe, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Draft, review, and revise contracts, agreements, and other legal documents while tracking deadlines and facilitating interdepartmental communication. Prepare routine legal correspondence, filings, and internal documentation, maintaining legal databases, case files, and contract repositories with strict confidentiality. Assist with compliance reviews, regulatory filings, and internal investigations, managing disputes and claims including coordination with outside counsel. Conduct legal research, summarize findings, and monitor regulatory changes affecting the construction industry to provide proactive guidance. Support risk management efforts by identifying, assessing, and reporting legal issues to ensure alignment with company standards. Maintain corporate governance documents and handle sensitive legal information with sound judgment. Requires a Juris Doctor, active license, and admission to the North Dakota and/or Arizona state bar.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- active license to practice law
- Minimum 2–3 years of directly related legal experience
- preferably in corporate, contract, or compliance law
- Admission to, or the ability to be admitted to, the state bar of North Dakota and/or Arizona
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- familiarity with legal research tools and contract management software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- adapt to changing needs
- operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of contract law
- corporate governance
- compliance requirements
- general legal procedures
- Strong attention to detail
- ability to identify and mitigate legal risks
- Ability to work both independently
- collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
- exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive legal matters
- We are a drug-free work environment
- requiring pre-employment and random drug testing
- Subject to background check
Desired Qualifications
- preferably in corporate, contract, or compliance law
- familiarity with legal research tools and contract management software
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