Staff Attorney
Fractality - EU Training & Counselling Provider
Affiliated Entities Counsel
DPR Construction
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • North Carolina, South Carolina
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Provide legal advice and services to various entities in the DPR Family of Companies (FoC) in matters related to manufacturing, supply chain and international sourcing, industrial construction, prefabrication, and product design and development
- Oversee legal matters, supporting contract development and negotiations, managing legal risk, ensuring regulatory compliance and assisting in dispute resolution
- Understand business operations and processes; collaborate with FoC leadership as part of the DPR Enterprise Risk Team
- Work with subject matter experts across FoC to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, including licensing, certifications, inspections, UL standards, labor, safety and environmental requirements
- Advise and support entity leaders and operations teams in areas of manufacturing and prefabrication; provide contract support including templates and vendor agreements; review and negotiation
- Advise on and support efforts in claims development, analysis, defense and resolution; manage dispute resolution including negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, and litigation
- Review internal processes to identify potential legal risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies and business process improvements
- Collaborate with DPR’s Insurance Team and provide guidance on insurance, indemnities and claims
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on strategic business decisions and emerging legal issues in product manufacturing, prefabrication, supply chain and international sourcing
- Develop internal guidance applicable to manufacturing, prefabrication, supply chain and international sourcing; identify training needs and materials; provide necessary training
- Provide guidance on legal aspects of production, procurement, and logistics related to prefabricated components
- Collaborate with Risk Team and operations to review project delivery models that involve both prefabrication and field installation for legal exposure and risk mitigation
- Support development and protection of proprietary prefabrication processes and tools
- Provide counsel on legal issues related to internationally sourced materials including regulatory requirements and applicable tariffs
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school
- Licensed and in good standing with a state bar
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant legal experience in construction-related manufacturing and/or prefabrication
- Both law firm and in-house legal experience within a construction, engineering, or manufacturing company strongly preferred
- Ability to negotiate high-value contracts and meet the needs of time-sensitive transactions
- In-depth knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code, sale of goods and security interests, products liability, licensing requirements, and other applicable laws and regulations governing manufacturing, prefabrication and factory operations
- Practical lawyering and the ability to balance risk management with commercial goals across multiple corporate entities
- Strategic thinking and communication skills, including the ability to present complex legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders
- Ability to work across DPR entities, collaborate with operations teams, and mentor others
- Understanding of insurance, types of coverage, and ability to negotiate key provisions
