Border States

Associate In-House Counsel

Border States

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Fargo • Minnesota • North Dakota • United States

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Salary

💰 $118,000 - $168,386 per year

About the role

  • Supports the Legal Department in all aspects of its day-to-day business.
  • Primarily responsible for the review of new and existing business contracts to ensure regulatory and procedural compliance based on company standards.
  • Conducts legal research or other legal work, as directed.
  • Performs all work in compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, company policies, and business unit procedures.
  • Assists in providing legal guidance and legal strategy to the business.
  • Communicates contract requirements and expected best practices to both corporate and branch personnel.
  • Negotiates terms with internal and external parties to ensure compliance of contract terms to approved business standards.
  • Ensures contract terms and conditions are communicated to or shared with relevant parties and coordinates the enforcement of terms when required.
  • Supports the contracts process to review terms and conditions with vendors, customers, and service providers.
  • Manages the contract change control process.
  • Maintains accurate records of new contacts and renewals.
  • Reports on legal matters to executive leadership, as directed.

Requirements

  • Requires a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school, with strong academic credentials.
  • Must be an attorney in good standing with an active license to practice law in the United States.
  • If not licensed in North Dakota, must be eligible to register as an in-house attorney in North Dakota
  • Requires a minimum of 4 years of prior legal experience.
  • Specific legal experience handling a variety of commercial contracts.
  • Legal knowledge of handling business processes and procedures with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Previous in-house counsel experience preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and reading skills.
  • Working knowledge of business organizations and an understanding of the legal department’s strategic role required.
  • Advanced working knowledge of PC for Windows and Microsoft Office preferred (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint).
Benefits
  • Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
  • Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
  • FSA & HSA
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Disability Benefits
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Volunteer Time
  • Personal Leave time and more!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
legal researchcontract reviewregulatory compliancecommercial contractslegal strategycontract negotiationcontract change controlbusiness processesattention to detailin-house counsel experience
Soft skills
interpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationreading skills
Certifications
Juris Doctor (J.D.)active license to practice law