In-House Associate Attorney — Contracts & Risk

EisnerAmper; Donaldsonville (LA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EisnerAmper seeks an Associate Attorney to join its in-house legal team in Baton Rouge. The role includes reviewing and negotiating client engagement letters, NDAs, MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts, and providing day-to-day legal support to firm leadership.

Ideal candidates hold a J.D. with bar admission and at least three years of post-law school contract drafting, review and negotiation experience.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree with current bar admission.
• 3+ years of post-law school experience in contract drafting, review and negotiation.
• Ability to independently review, respond to and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate client engagement letters based on the Firm's templates, identifying professional services risk issues and advising professionals on acceptable positions and fallback language.
• Draft, review and negotiate NDAs, including confidentiality and third-party access agreements.
• Respond to RFPs by reviewing legal and contractual requirements, completing the legal sections and coordinating with business teams.
• Manage and organize the legal department's Smartsheet intake process, including triaging, assigning and tracking requests and maintaining accurate records.
• Review, and negotiate MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements, government contracts and other commercial contracts, identifying risks and recommending revisions.
• Provide legal support and guidance to the Firm's directors on contract and engagement-related matters, escalating complex issues to the Legal Directors as appropriate.
• Assist with maintaining and improving contract templates, playbooks and process documentation.
• Implementation and understanding of Artificial Intelligence tools and platforms, including leveraging use cases to increase efficiencies.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

Stakeholder communication

MSS and BAAs knowledge

HIPAA awareness

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Smartsheet

AI tools

Job description

EisnerAmper seeks an Associate Attorney to join its in-house legal team in Baton Rouge. The role includes reviewing and negotiating client engagement letters, NDAs, MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements and government contracts, and providing day-to-day legal support to firm leadership.

Ideal candidates hold a J.D. with bar admission and at least three years of post-law school contract drafting, review and negotiation experience.