Principal Attorney, Commercial Agreements

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with customers and internal clients to obtain deal closure.
• Formulate effective and efficient negotiation and resolution strategies to meet business objectives based on deep knowledge of GF’s business, applicable law, risk analysis and financial analysis.
• Provide advice and counsel to various functional areas of the business, including identifying and mitigating risks, and the impact and application of contract terms and the law to resolve issues.
• Draft, review and advise on contract drafts.  Responsible for providing accurate, timely, concise, well-drafted contract drafts.
• Provide advice and guidance in area of expertise to other attorneys and management direction to paralegals and other contracts professionals.

Qualification & Experience

• J.D., LLB (or equivalent law degree).
• 5 years of experience at a law firm or comparable corporate environment with a sophisticated commercial transactions practice