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Burns & McDonnell · 8 hours ago

Senior Attorney - Corporate Legal (Kansas City)

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Burns & McDonnell is a professional engineering consulting organization, and they are seeking a Senior Attorney to provide executive legal advice and counsel on engineering, construction, and design-build contract issues. The role involves managing contracts, providing legal guidance to various departments, and mentoring other legal team members.

ArchitectureConstructionConsultingHuman Resources

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Stephanie Smithmier

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects (draft, review and negotiation) of all types of contracts involving engineering and other professional services, construction, design-build, EPC and design

Provide legal advice to various departments on a broad range of general and complex business matters as they arise related to design and construction law, corporate, regulatory and business law

Identify and analyze legal issues, drafting key documents, presenting clear recommendations, and assuring legal compliance

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal clients and legal team

Manage outside counsel when retained for litigation or specialty matters

Conduct internal training programs

Counsel executives and management regarding contractual obligations and interpret terms and conditions of all types and contracts involving engineering and other professional services, construction, design-build, EPC and design

Provide legal advice and guidance to various departments on a broad range of complex business matters as they arise related to design and construction law, corporate, regulatory and business law

Provide leadership by in mentoring and developing other attorneys and legal team members

Provide regular reports to General Counsel regarding client contract status, bid packages, risk analysis and corporate and legal compliance

Participate in the risk management process

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all policies and standards

Qualification

JD ABA Accredited Juris DoctorContract negotiationsDispute resolutionConstruction lawLeadership skillsMissouri bar licenseWritten communicationVerbal communicationTeamworkDetail-orientedWork ethicMentoringOrganization skills

Required

JD ABA Accredited Juris Doctor degree and 7 years combined legal experience practicing law at a firm, corporate legal department or equivalent government agency practice which would have involved hands-on contract negotiations and dispute resolution

Must maintain a comprehensive knowledge of pertinent federal and state laws, regulations, rulings, interpretations and court decisions as they affect the company and industries served

Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiations and dispute resolution

Must be able to prioritize responsibilities to manage a large work load with very tight timelines

Ability to work in teams and demonstrated leadership and organization skills as an accomplished mentor and team builder

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be detail-oriented, have a strong work ethic and professional

Missouri bar license

Preferred

Previous experience in the construction industry involving construction and engineering design professional law, including design-build, EPC, equipment procurement and joint ventures