Remote Associate Attorney — Contracts & Compliance

EisnerAmper; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EisnerAmper is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our in-house legal team and report to the Legal Directors. The role involves reviewing and negotiating client engagement letters, NDAs, RFPs, and a range of commercial contracts, while providing day-to-day legal support to the Firm's directors.

You will manage the Smartsheet intake process, help improve templates and playbooks, and work on MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements, and government contracts.

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 review

RFP responses

NDAs

MSAs

Education

J.D. degree with current bar admission

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

EisnerAmper is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our in-house legal team and report to the Legal Directors. The role involves reviewing and negotiating client engagement letters, NDAs, RFPs, and a range of commercial contracts, while providing day-to-day legal support to the Firm's directors.

You will manage the Smartsheet intake process, help improve templates and playbooks, and work on MSAs, BAAs, subcontractor agreements, and government contracts.