Legal Procurement Advisor

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Legal Procurement Advisor
Responsibilities: Act as knowledgeable business partner by providing competent and effective legal advice and support. Provide procurement legal contract support for assigned clients with focus on obtaining business objectives while adequately addressing associated risks Perform legal research involving procurement issues Provide prompt legal counsel primarily to associate procurement strategists Client requests receive timely and collegial responses providing final resolution or an acceptable date for completion/delivery. Workload for diverse client base, including diverse requests, is organized and prioritized in accordance with reasonable delivery dates. Clients’ procurement needs are met to allow Key to maintain a competitive advantage and procurement savings targets of the the organization. Effectively draft and negotiate contracts. Participate in the contract negotiation process. Identify and perform critical analysis of significant legal issues involving the procurement of goods and/or services. Utilize high-quality oral and written communication skills. Work with other legal professionals, including those in the Key Law Group and outside counsel. Contracts are completed within a reasonable time and adequately address the business needs while protecting Key’s interests. Identify and effectively manage risk Identify risk issues and integrate the appropriate language into the agreement to mitigate such risk. Collaborate with compliance and risk groups to identify, assess, and mitigate risk. Elevate critical risk issues to line of business senior management as appropriate. Keep informed of latest legal and regulatory trends. Sound legal judgment resulting in reasonable risk-appropriate decisions. Procurement Advisor viewed as significant participant in the procurement risk assessment process by manager, senior management, risk officers, and clients. Develop effective and collaborative relationships Develop and maintain strong collaborative and collegial relationships with clients, procurement and law group colleagues. Develop and maintain collaborative and collegial relationships with outside attorneys and industry representatives. Treat co-workers, clients, and external contacts with professionalism and respect. Participate in project teams and support other lines of business as requested. Support partners, clients and co-workers and be known as being an approachable, responsive, and knowledgeable resource. Gain respect of co-workers, clients, senior management, and external contacts.

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