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Swinerton

Senior Corporate Counsel

Swinerton

Senior Corporate Counsel providing legal advice on construction-related contracts and corporate governance. Collaborating with teams and managing outside counsel for legal compliance.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide strategic legal and business advice to the partner operating groups as it relates to given discipline
  • Review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including complex construction agreements
  • Draft and review responses to Requests for Qualifications and Proposals
  • Represent the company in meetings with outside parties, including participating in the resolution of highly complex or sensitive legal issues
  • Oversee and perform certain discovery efforts
  • Provide training for company personnel
  • Stay current on legal trends and best practices as it relates to applicable law, and communicate relevant developments as it relates to given discipline
  • Collaborate and manage outside counsel and consultants
  • Perform advanced legal research
  • Oversee non-attorney team members, as assigned
  • Complete other responsibilities, as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Law degree from an accredited law school, and member in good standing of any of the following states: CA, CO, GA, NC, NY, OR, TX or WA
  • 6+ years of experience with a law firm or 4+ years of combined experience with a law firm and in-house
  • Knowledge of construction law, construction process, methodology and documents
  • Knowledge of corporate governance principles
  • Possess unquestionable ethics and integrity
  • Superior analytical skills, problem-solving, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
  • Leadership and management ability
  • Preference of cross-functional collaboration skills and cross-functional understanding of other organizational departments
  • Ability to travel on a regular basis
  • Strong team player and interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization
  • Strong sense of accountability, integrity and taking ownership over projects and responsibilities, and resolving issues proactively
  • Reliability, dependability and flexibility.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple demands, priorities, and projects simultaneously

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401(k) with company matching
  • Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
  • individual stock ownership
  • paid vacation
  • paid sick leave
  • paid holidays
  • bereavement leave
  • employee assistance program
  • pre-tax flexible spending accounts
  • basic term life insurance and AD&D
  • business travel accident insurance
  • short and long term disability
  • financial wellness coaching
  • educational assistance
  • Care.com membership
  • ClassPass fitness membership
  • DashPass delivery membership
  • Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance
  • long term care insurance
  • critical illness and accidental injury insurance
  • pet insurance
  • legal plan
  • identity theft protection
  • other voluntary benefit options

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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationlegal researchconstruction lawcorporate governancediscovery effortsdrafting contractsresponding to RFQsresponding to RFPslegal advicetraining personnel
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsnegotiation skillsleadershipmanagement abilitycross-functional collaborationaccountabilityintegritycommunication skills
Certifications
law degreemember in good standing