Salary
💰 $75,000 - $85,000 per year
About the role
- Reviews, drafts and negotiates agreements and transaction documents in compliance with applicable policies and legal and ethical standards, under the supervision of more senior Contract Services staff
- Responding, within established guidelines, to customers’ RFP/RFQs, vendor qualification documents and contractual requests
- Drafting and negotiating with customers, appropriate contractual language to reflect the business interests and policies of the parties
- Supports more senior Contract Services staff on less complex international and multi-BU project contracts and frame agreements
- Participates in the approval process to assist business owners in making informed decisions and secure appropriate approvals
- Collaborate with customers, members of the legal team and other Emerson collaborators to bring deals to closure
- Analyses business, financial, and legal risks with supervision
- Researches information on existing agreements and contractual programs, assisting with analysis and compiling data for reports
- Provides contract-related mentorship, with supervision, to Sales, Project Management and other collaborators
- Legal research
- Provides legal advice and interpretation of legal matters, including the application of law
- Prepares materials as vital for outside counsel on routine matters.
Requirements
- Law Degree
- 0-2+ years of work experience in a contract-related role
- Licensed to practice law in the United States
- Familiar with commercial provisions such as warranty, liquidated damages/penalties, payment & freight terms, documentary credits and bank guarantees/sureties
- Comfortable working with senior management
- Intermediate MS Office skills
- Excellent oral and written English language skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Knowledge of Contract law & principles
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future