Associate General Counsel Position - Military veterans preferred

BRG is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.


Position Title: Associate General Counsel Position

Location: Remote - Washington, DC | Remote - Illinois

Position Type: Full time

Requisition ID: JR100214

Description:

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Overview

Berkeley Research Group, a global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm, is seeking an Associate General Counsel to join the Firm’s dynamic and highly experienced legal team. BRG’s legal team works closely with senior management, practice leadership, and consultants across the Firm in support of business operations. The Associate General Counsel will report to the General Counsel, located in Washington, DC and the Deputy General Counsel, located in Chicago, IL and will support the Firm from a commercial operations perspective, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, such as letters of engagement and non-disclosure agreements.

Experience: 3-6 years of general commercial contracting and negotiating experience is required.

Compensation: $150,000 to $200,000 per year. .

Location: Chicago, IL, New York, NY, or Washington, DC. This is a hybrid position, with a 3 day a week in office requirement.

Bar Admission: Member in good standing of at least one state bar.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements, including letters of engagement, Master Services Agreements, licensing and other vendor agreements, IT and subscription agreements, BAAs, RFP documentation and independent contractor / subcontractor agreements.
• Ensure that contracts comply with the Firm’s internal guidelines.
• Provide legal advice to internal clients on a variety of legal, compliance and commercial issues.
• Assist with internal governance, risk management and compliance programs, including drafting policies and procedures, and participating in training.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education and Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor with strong academic credentials.
• Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one state.

Required Experience:

• 3-6 years of relevant experience at a top-tier law firm and/or corporate legal department.
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts, including engagement letters, Master Service Agreements, vendor agreements and RFP responses.

Preferred Experience:

• Ability to counsel and confer directly with internal clients and to engage directly with third parties.
• Commercial negotiating skills.
• Acclimated to working in a demanding and fast paced environment, and adept at working with strong personalities.

Personal Attributes and Traits:

• Strong relationship-building skills and excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Collaborative and collegial team player.
• Culturally astute, organizationally savvy and adaptable.
• Excellent analytical, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Confident, self-directed, and proactive, with a roll up your sleeves” attitude.
• A strong attention to detail and the highest commitment to quality work product and client service.

About BRG

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next. We have in-depth experience across a wide range of industries and markets, from construction and energy to technology and healthcare.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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