Location: DFW
Department: DEPADM
The Opportunity The ideal candidate has a balanced background in corporate commercial business matters, large-scale digital infrastructure projects involving construction, engineering, and real estate development and possess strong negotiation and full project management and lifecycle administration skills.
This position is fully on-site in the North Dallas/ Plano area.
What you will do? - The Assistant General Counsel reports to and supports the company's General Counsel and will work directly with cross-functional executive and team leaders across corporate, construction, and product manufacturing business lines.
- The Assistant General Counsel will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and revising a variety of different legal documents ranging from commercial business and real estate transactions, construction services, product materials supply contracts, infrastructure and major equipment leases and purchase agreements. Additional other legal and non-legal tasks and responsibilities will be assigned to the Assistant General Counsel based on abilities and changing company needs.
- Advise on contract administration, potential claims, and legal strategies related to construction or design issues, including forensic construction scheduling.
- Provide legal guidance on procurement processes, including RFI/RFQ/RFP development and contract drafting.
- Ability to understand business and compliance issues and opportunities quickly and accurately, then creating and deploying appropriate action plans.
- Possess a strong understanding of both legal and business confidentiality considerations.
- Experience in some of the following areas is essential: corporate matters and commercial, construction, infrastructure and real estate transactions.
- Experience in labor and employment law is preferred but not required.
Required Qualifications - Undergraduate degree, and a Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school and is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.
- At least 5-7 years• experience working for a private law firm or as an in-house counsel.
- A general understanding of general corporate law, commercial law, construction law, real estate law, and utilities law.
Preferred Qualifications - Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and administering internal corporate programs.
- Demonstrated ability to apply legal and risk analysis to factual circumstances and exercise sound judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to both convey clear and accurate legal advice and be solution-oriented to assist clients in achieving business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to apply and integrate organizational goals and objectives in work product and procedures.
- Demonstrated legal writing skills in describing key facts, analyzing legal issues and presenting advice clearly and succinctly.
- Ability to manage a large workload of varying complexity efficiently and independently.
- Ability to provide strategic and day-to-day direction to colleagues at all levels, and ability to work genially and productively with such colleagues.
- Ability to respond to the priorities of business leaders and external customers, and experience in doing so.
- Ability to think, plan, organize and implement strategically and experience in doing so.
- Ability to balance and differentiate between legal concerns and business concerns.
How we support you We believe your best work happens when you feel supported - professionally, personally, and financially. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive, stay healthy, and plan for the future.
- Performance-driven rewards • Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions.
- Comprehensive healthcare • Medical, dental, and vision coverage that supports you and your family's total well-being.
- Security and peace of mind • Life and disability insurance programs that provide protection when it matters most.
- Flexible benefits options • A variety of voluntary benefits so you can personalize coverage to fit your needs.
- Time to recharge • Generous paid time off to relax, travel, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Investing in your growth • Education assistance and tuition support to help you build skills and advance your career.
- Planning for the future • Retirement and savings programs that help you achieve long-term financial confidence.
