Staff Attorney, Transactional

BDO USA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Staff Attorney to support the firm’s day-to-day transactional legal needs, focusing on client engagement letters, MSAs, NDAs, data protection agreements, and other commercial contracts.

You will assist principals and internal clients with a wide range of transactional matters, ensuring compliance with firm policies, and contributing to the OGC’s processes and templates. A JD and three+ years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• JD degree required.
• 3+ years as a practicing attorney in good standing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating contracts with clients, vendors and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, advises, and negotiates legal matters pertaining to client engagements and other commercial transactions.
• Involved in contract lifecycle from formation to termination.
• Counsels internal clients to minimize legal risk.
• Contributes to Office of the General Counsel templates and processes.
• Communicates progress with OGC team and internal/external parties.
• Manages multiple contracts and projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Project management

Contract negotiation

Independent / team work

Client relationship management

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Staff Attorney will play an important role in supporting the Firm’s day-to-day transactional legal needs. This position focuses on representing the Firm in connection with a variety of transactional matters, including providing assistance to principals and other internal clients on the Firm’s client engagement letters, master services agreements, access letters, non-disclosure agreements, data protection agreements, business associate agreements, and other commercial, vendor and client-facing agreements.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, provides advice, and negotiates legal matters pertaining to the Firm’s client engagement letters and other commercial transactions and client relationships in a manner consistent with the Firm’s business decisions, policies and strategy
• Has significant involvement in contractual matters throughout the entire contract lifecycle, from formation to termination
• Counsels internal clients to minimize legal risk associated with contractual and other business‑related matters
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of, and complies with, the Office of the General Counsel’s processes, policies and templates with respect to support of the Firm’s transactional needs
• Effectively communicates with OGC team members and various other internal and external parties with regard to the progress of matters
• Manages multiple contracts and projects in a deadline‑driven environment
• Performs other related duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Education

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree, required

Experience

• Proven record of professional excellence and achievement with three (3) years or more of experience as a practicing attorney in good standing at a law firm or as an in‑house corporate attorney, required
• Demonstrated record of excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently or as a team member, required
• Experience working effectively within a demanding, deadline‑driven environment, required
• Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of contracts, including with clients, vendors and other third parties, preferred

License/Certifications

• Member of a Bar in Good Standing, required

Software

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, required
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated record of providing substantive/technical legal advice and support to clients
• Strong project management skills, including ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively to completion
• Positive client‑service attitude
• Committed to professional growth and development of skills in new areas of the law
• Adopts and becomes proficient on new software and technology implemented by the Firm for OGC use
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented, with excellent organizational skills
• Exercises good judgment
• Spots issues and summarizes key points succinctly
• Is flexible and adaptive
• Maintains the highly confidential nature of information
• Works effectively both independently and within a team environment

Salary

National Range: $100,000 - $180,000
Maryland Range: $100,000 - $180,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $180,000

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.