What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Associate Attorney position at DarrowEverett LLP?
CORPORATE ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
DarrowEverett LLP is looking for a Corporate Associate Attorney with immediate availability. The candidate must have excellent communication and administrative skills, be highly organized and detail-oriented, be able to multitask without sacrificing efficiency, be responsible, and be able to represent the firm, always, in ways that its enhance reputation.
Role & Responsibilities
- 3-8 years of continuous, specific, and verifiable corporate experience
- Ability to review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts, including equity and asset purchase agreements, shareholder, partnership and operating agreements, loan agreements, license agreements, financing agreements, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements and restrictive covenant agreements.
- Research legal issues relating to a wide variety of business transactional issues and provide analysis within the client’s budget and time constraints.
- Assist in due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions.
- Manage high client volume and workload responsibility.
- Provide advice to clients regarding contract terms and legal implications of business operations and transactions.
- Assisting in the development of strategies to manage risk exposure and prevent legal problems from occurring
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and J.D. Degree
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of the laws and rules, as well as state and federal court procedures, forms, deadlines, filing requirements and portals
- Ability to organize factual and legal data into clear and logical arguments.
- Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
- An active license as an attorney in the state of “x”
- A high degree of initiative, mature judgment, and discretion.
- Organization and time management skills.
Physical criteria:
- Ability to sit or stand for up to 8 hours a day
- Ability to hear and respond to conversations professionally
- Ability to use a mouse, keyboard
- Ability to handle varying stress levels (low, moderate, high, very high) and maintain professional composure.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.