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Contract Law Attorney in Porterville, CA

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles Aug 02,2022 Mar 25,2022 Location Porterville CA
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Public Interest

Attorney

Corporate - Contract Law

Min 4 yrs required

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Contract Counsel Duties: Create, review, negotiate, draft a broad range of contracts and agreements on behalf of the organization including contracts, agreements, and other legal documents subcontracting agreement, service agreements and consulting agreements. Function as the primary legal resource on all transactional and governance activities, providing day to day legal support and counseling to growth, HR, operations, finance, and other internal clients. Improve internal legal, compliance, and risk management processes. Work with the leadership team to develop and execute legal strategies. Own and drive the intellectual property strategy for the organization. Ensure compliance with relevant regulation. Identify and manage the need to source outside legal counsel. Provide guidance for internal policy creation. Provide guidance for HR or internal employee issues, including advising on performance management, terminations, recruiting, hiring, and compensation and benefits as needed. Draft, review, and revise employment related agreements and templates. Manage contract inventory and serve as internal contract management expert. Select and implement an electronic contract management system appropriate for and tailored to the organization’s needs. Respond to contract disputes. Draft policies and procedures. Assist with contract auditing and provide suggestions to mitigate risks based on auditing results. Design and deliver trainings for staff members. Ensure subcontractors are abiding by contract terms. Examine and evaluate the terms of new contracts and proposals for changes to contracts.. Assists Managing Director in updating and maintaining a system for identifying and reporting program compliance issues, complaints, concerns, questions, resolution, and follow-up.. Draft and coordinate responses to identified compliance questions, concerns or federal/state inquiries or investigations, including audits. Draft, update, and implement compliance program policies. Represent the Executive Director/Managing Director at meetings and committees,

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: A record of outstanding academic achievement, superior writing and analytical skills, relevant work experience, participation in law review, journals, clinical legal work, and/or extracurricular activities, and have demonstrated an interest in government contracts law. All applicants should have excellent academic credentials and references. Must have active membership in the California State Bar. 4+ years’ experience working at a law firm and/or in-house legal department specializing in contract drafting and negotiation Experience with implementing, tailoring and operating an electronic contract management system. Non-profit tax law experience a plus. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with ability to communicate with others at all levels of the organization. Strong negotiating skills. Excellent analytical skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent judgment, high emotional intelligence and ability to maintain confidentiality and act collaboratively. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word) and Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs and Drive). A high level of integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to have positive working relationships with staff, members and allies. Ability to work effectively under pressure with last minute deadlines. Exceptional skill in comprehension, analysis, and technical writing, including the ability to articulate and explain complex funding and financial issues in a clear, non-technical manner. Experience collaborating with community organizations in local geographic area. General knowledge of immigration law. Highly self-motivated, creative, takes initiative, ability to learn quickly, flexible and able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team of advocates. Must be flexible to work early morning, evenings and Saturdays during clinical/consultations times as needed. Must be organized and able to work under pressure and within tight deadlines. Must be able to work efficiently and manage multiple projects at once, which may be at different stages of design and execution. Proactive nature in using technology and systems to maximize efficiencies with tasks. Spanish fluency is required as the job requires extensive legal counseling and representation in the Spanish language. Strong commitment to mission of empowering low-income community groups. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully relate to community residents. Strong oral and written advocacy skills and excellent organizational skills as well as the ability to work and problem-solve under pressure. Support fundraising goals including annual fundraising drive and GALA activities.

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