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Contracts Associate

Job ID: 25-08105

Title: Contracts Associate
Location: San Rafael, CA
Duration: 6 Months

 
Responsibilities:

  • Utilizing playbooks to negotiate contracts.

  • Monitoring and tracking a large volume of contracts from draft to final signatures using the CLM.

  • Ensuring company-wide compliance with contracting policy.

  • Acting as a liaison, internal business partners, and outside vendors to facilitate contract execution.

  • Building and maintaining relationships with business partners.

  • Engaging with other functional areas within  to assess and respond to contracting needs, obligations, and revisions.

  • Coordinating workflow between the Legal Department and other departments.

  • Exercising sound judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action, including when to escalate matters to in-house counsel.

  • Driving Legal Department initiatives, including promotion and training of self-authoring in the CLM.

  • Providing backup support to other Contracts Associates in the department.

  • Working on other Legal Department projects or initiatives as determined by Manager.

 
Skills:   
Required:

  • Strong proofreading and editing skills.

  • Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

  • Excellent organization and time-management skills required. Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize, and work under pressure.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.     

  • Must be able to communicate effectively with outside vendors/partners and serve as a liaison among outside counsel, in-house attorneys and business partners, and proactively communicate regarding relevant issues and deadlines.

  • Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic.

 
Preferred:

  • Experience in contracts administration or other relevant experience is strongly preferred.

  • Experience at a large law firm or within an in-house legal department of a public company a plus.

  • Experience within biotech/pharma/medical device industry or other contract-intensive fields a plus.

  • Familiarity with SAP, ARIBA and Icertis is a plus.

 
Education:        

  • BA degree and 2-4 years of experience

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