Associate Attorney II

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for projects assigned regarding the development and negotiation of contracts on behalf of the Company's business team and other stakeholders.
• Draft edit and negotiate contracts with customers suppliers and others who desire to contract with the Company obtain feedback on draft agreements from stakeholders and provide consolidated comments to the relevant stakeholders including but not limited to agreements for participation in the Company's networks for health information messaging and connectivity data use agreements technology licensing agreements joint research projects and contracts with vendors supplying services or equipment to the Company.
• Provide accurate relevant and timely advice to your employer and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services
• Work closely with and provide advice to teams within the Company responsible for the products/services requiring contracts or other documentation for delivery.
• Responsible for ensuring all relevant facts and legal considerations are assembled assessed and accurate before contracts are presented for execution as it relates to all business transactions.
• Evaluate and advise appropriate legal courses of action to meet Company and other stakeholders’ needs.
• Provide accurate relevant and timely advice to your employer and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services
• Analyse complex legal issues conduct legal research work and draft summary reports
• Draft and review legal plans in response to changing needs of the organization laws and government policies
• Direct and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure the project progresses on schedule to and within prescribed budget. Draft agreements and corporate resolutions
• Provide and review responses to RFPs as they come in
• Perform a variety of tasks as well as special projects as required
• Communicate with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel external procurement personnel or auditors
• Liaising with senior members of staff.
• May use some discretion and judgment and may work independently

Qualification & Experience

• LL. B degree from a top law school.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum 1 to 2 years of experience within a law firm or corporate legal department, with primary emphasis on software contract drafting and review.