Corporate Counsel

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Corporate Counsel
The candidate will assist in all aspects of construction law, as well as ancillary legal areas applicable to a national multi-billion dollar corporation, such as corporate, prevailing wage, employment and labor law, subcontractor claims, bond claims, and subcontractor defaults among others. Provide assistance to and learn from an Associate General Counsel and Vice President – Legal, as well as other members of the Legal Department. Conduct moderate to complex legal research on a variety of topics in multiple states that relate to the business. Draft memoranda, correspondence, and reports summarizing research findings and offer opinions regarding liability, risk transfer, and exposure. Compile documents and prepare draft discovery responses and respond to third party subpoenas. Manage subcontractor defaults; work with project teams to ensure that Company’s interests are properly protected by subcontractors’ bonding companies; assist in managing litigation arising out of any breach of payment or performance bonds. Assist in managing builder’s risk insurance and general liability insurance issues on a variety of different project types in both pre-litigation and litigation mode. Develop an understanding, and assist project teams in understanding, basic insurance coverage for construction defect claims, builder’s risk, auto, worker’s compensation and property damage claims while working in conjunction with the Risk Management Department. Review Project Labor Agreements and provide advice to operations regarding various terms and conditions and consistency with existing labor agreements. Assist in communications with national, state and local regulatory agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Storm Water Regulatory Agencies, and the National Labor Relations Board. Develop an understanding of the California Public Contracts and Labor Codes and provide training to project teams as part of the Company’s compliance program; assist in managing prevailing wage and apprenticeship ratio complaints issued by the Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement; assist in managing outside counsel representing Company’s during the administrative hearing process. Assist with all aspects of litigation - respond to document requests, prepare discovery responses, review and edit motions, briefs and memoranda from outside counsel; assist with managing outside counsel throughout the pre-litigation and litigation processes. Assist in providing legal support to Company’ Contracts Managers during negotiation of downstream agreements. Assist in preparation for and attend alternative dispute resolutions. Provide general legal advice to Company’s team members.

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