Legal Advisor
GHD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Arizona • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Advising GHD's US professional engineering consulting business regarding all manner of risk allocation and risk management matters:
- Analyze and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including professional service contracts, master service agreements, joint ventures, confidentiality and teaming agreements with clients, subconsultants, and vendors, identify areas of concern, and negotiating favorable outcomes.
- Managing and de-risking ‘real time’ project disputes and professional liability claims matters;
- Advising in relation to corporate governance, compliance, and transactional matters; and
- Advising in relation to compliance matters germane to professional services firms (e.g., professional licensing, privacy, data security, integrity and anti-corruption matters, Federal Contracting, etc.).
- Other relevant matters as assigned.
Requirements
- Law degree from an accredited law school and qualified and licensed to practice law as an in-house attorney in the state of residency;
- A minimum of 4 years of experience gained providing legal advice to engineers and architects, including time spent in an A/E/C firm or professional services legal department;
- Direct experience in commercial transactional matters;
- Superior drafting, analytical, organization, time management, and task prioritization skills;
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and efficiently with members of GHD’s Americas Legal, Risk & Compliance Team, internal clients, and clients' in-house and external counsel;
- Demonstrated problem-solving, negotiation, drafting, and conflict resolution skills;
- Self-starter, creative, a team player, good judgment, and possess the ability to work with limited direction;
- Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude.
Benefits
- GHD supports a hybrid work model
- Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationrisk managementlegal draftinganalytical skillscommercial transactional matterscorporate governancecomplianceprofessional licensingdata securityanti-corruption
Soft Skills
communication skillsproblem-solvingnegotiationconflict resolutionorganizational skillstime managementtask prioritizationcreativityteam playergood judgment
Certifications
law degreelicensed attorney