Corporate Counsel - Municipal Services
$150,000–$170,000 year
HybridParamus, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Represent and provide legal advice to the Municipal Water Contract Operations business unit, advising senior management on negotiating and administering complex long-term operation and maintenance contracts for water and wastewater treatment plants. Identify and evaluate risk factors regarding business decisions, applying effective risk management techniques to offer proactive advice on legal issues. Draft and negotiate agreements and contracts to protect the company's rights while dealing professionally with multiple stakeholders. Provide clarification on legal language, maintain current knowledge of new legislation, and promote compliance with corporate policies. Collaborate with senior management and project management to further business interests and actively participate in Legal Department activities as a team player.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in legal practice
- Licensed to practice law in the United States
- State bar member in good standing
- Prior experience as in-house counsel
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- A proven ability to negotiate and draft documentation for sophisticated commercial transactions
- Adept at working with minimal supervision on multiple time-sensitive projects
- Ability to interface with colleagues at all levels of the organization
- Professional competence
- Personal integrity
- Personal style
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- May be required to travel to different sites
- Follow all Health & safety protocols on site
- Hybrid Schedule as per Company policy
Desired Qualifications
- Must be able to adapt to an evolving regulatory and business environment
- Actively participate in Legal Department activities as a team player
- Work collaboratively with senior management, project management, and other functions to further the interests of the business
- Support the Company's goal of helping municipal clients address their environmental and sustainability challenges
- Maintain current knowledge of new legislation and amendments
- Stay informed and promote compliance with corporate policies and procedures
- Deal professionally and efficiently with complex matters involving multiple stakeholders
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on legal issues
- Identify and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
- Draft and negotiate agreements, contracts and other legal documents to protect the company's rights and interests
- Work with integrity and a sense of professionalism
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