Assistant Corporate Counsel

Department: Legal

Location: Remote, USA

Description

We are Verdantas!

As Verdantas continues to grow, we are seeking to expand our dynamic legal team to support our business and clients to provide seamless project delivery. This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to be at the forefront of shaping a sustainable world, where your expertise helps to build a legacy of environmental stewardship and innovative problem-solving.

Joining Verdantas means becoming part of a dynamic culture that values everyone's contribution to the collective mission. It's a place where your skills will not only be appreciated but will also contribute to meaningful change. If you're driven by the challenge of leading a growing team and are passionate about making a tangible impact on the world, Verdantas is your platform to shine. Together, we can forge a path to a sustainable, thriving future.

It is a rare and exciting opportunity to help shape the evolution of a company emerging in the AEC industry. Our people do it every day. Verdantas is seeking an energetic and diligent Assistant Corporate Counsel to join our corporate legal team and help support a growing consulting firm focused on environmental, energy, water, and engineering services. The position is eligible for remote or in-office work. While Verdantas prefers that the selected candidate be located in either the Gulf Coast or Midwest, for the ideal candidate, other locations may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead with empathy, strong communication, and a people-focused approach to achieve successful results across the enterprise.
• Support and shape the company's people-focused culture by promoting inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration by reinforcing positive workplace values and encouraging teamwork through outward messaging to potential candidates.
• Efficiently review contracts and contract revisions offered to Verdantas by clients and business partners to identify potential legal and business issues.
• Draft, modify, and negotiate contracts to reduce legal and business risk, provide flexibility to Verdantas' technical teams, and support ongoing and future business relationships.
• Draft, review, and revise agreements pertaining to confidentiality/non-disclosure, intellectual property, third-party reliance, teaming, and provide advice to internal clients regarding potential business implications.
• Provide guidance to internal clients regarding contract interpretation issues and approaches to mitigate risk. Providing guidance to staff in the preparation of form contracts, including reviewing and developing contract language, and coordinating and/or issuing contracts.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients, including Project Managers and other stakeholders.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited law school and currently admitted to practice in one or more US states, with a preference for candidates licensed to practice in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, or Ohio.
• Between 1-3 years of experience practicing law, preferably with a focus in commercial or contract law.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments involving a wide variety of technical disciplines, under tight deadlines for internal stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to effectively interact at all levels within the organization and with external clients of the company.
• An undergraduate degree in engineering, geology or environmental science preferred.
• Experience working in the engineering, environmental consulting, or construction fields is preferred.
  
  

Critical Skills:

• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate both in written and verbal formats.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Ability to multi-task while meeting deadlines.
  
  

Benefits:

• Flexible Work Environment
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off + Holidays
  
  

Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

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