Assistant Corporate Counsel, Contracts

Position Summary

NRDC is seeking a Senior Contracts Attorney to work with the Corporate Counsel team. The Senior Contracts Attorney oversees the NRDC/NRDC Action Fund contracting function within the Corporate Counsel department. The position can be located in any NRDC office across the country.

• Draft, review and negotiate institutional contracts for all programs and departments. Drafting includes the preparation of custom agreements based on staff input on business terms.
• Advise programs/departments on the interpretation of, and compliance with, contractual arrangements.
• Advise programs/departments on ancillary issues such as independent contractor classification, treatment of interns and volunteers, etc.
• Assist programs/departments with dispute resolution issues.
• Implement, monitor and evaluate the full range of institutional policies and procedures relating to contracting, and work with other departments to facilitate the achievement of institutional objectives as they relate to contracting.
• Develop contract templates and manage their utilization.
• Oversee the management of the institutional contracts software platform.
• Manage outside counsel providing contract review/negotiation services.
• Develop and implement contract training for staff.
• Supervise Corporate Counsel staffs to the extent they are involved in the review and negotiation of contracts.
• Other duties as assigned by the Corporate Counsel or the Deputy Corporate Counsel.

• Law degree and 6-8 years of law practice.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, research, and written and oral communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical ability, sound judgment, strategic orientation, and interpersonal maturity.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with a workforce distributed across multiple offices, handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Integrity, professional discretion and ability to handle sensitive/confidential matters.
• Flexibility and ability to work well independently on multiple projects with a wide variety of people, at all levels of the organization and across offices/remote work locations.
• Commitment to NRDC’s values and mission.