Corporate Counsel employment And Claims

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Corporate Counsel (Employment and Claims)

Duties: Provides legal counsel and advice to Board of Trustees, President/CEO, Executive Management, and staff within one or more assigned law specialties. Provides legal review, analysis, and research for the development of policies and procedures, programs, and projects to ensure conformance with relevant contracts, laws, administrative regulations, and local agency rules. Provides analysis and recommendations on the legal risks and strategies associated with disputes or settlements. Negotiates, drafts, interprets, and reviews complex transactional documents associated with projects and programs. Advises management on complex legal issues and provides direct legal support, as needed. Manages outside counsel and actively participates in discovery, mediation, and litigation on behalf of the system, as needed. Advocates on behalf of in a wide variety of settings, including negotiations, dispute resolutions, mediations, trials, hearings, and administrative processes, to resolve disputes or legal actions. Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries and complaints from both internal and external sources. Works well within the Legal department providing legal advice and assistance to team members. May supervise, select, develop, train, and evaluate the performance of assigned staff. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Job Number: 2021-00163

Company info

San Antonio Water System
2800 U.S. Hwy 281 North P.O. Box 2449
San Antonio
Texas
United States 78298-2449
Website : http://www.saws.org