<p>POSITION SUMMARY</p> <p>Legal Counsel is expected to provide legal research, advice, and other legal assistance as directed by other senior-level lawyers in the corporate legal department. This position also may provide counsel to management within the company and coordinate with outside legal counsel.</p> <p>DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <ul> <li> <p>Researching and analyzing law for the preparation of legal memoranda.</p> </li><li> <p>Performing due diligence for a potential transaction involving the company.</p> </li><li> <p>Analyzing and summarizing legal documents</p> </li><li> <p>Reviewing documents for internal clients related to outside parties, outside counsel, vendors and customers.</p> </li><li> <p>Anticipating and mitigating potential legal problems involving the company.</p> </li><li> <p>Draft and administer various commercial, technology, and corporate agreements.</p> </li><li> <p>Legal review of various contracts.</p> </li><li> <p>Learning how the business works.</p> </li><li> <p>Knowing legal issues vs. business issues.</p> </li><li> <p>RFP/RFQ support.</p> </li><li> <p>Contract Maintenance</p> </li><li> <p>Maintain physical and electronic files</p> </li><li> <p>Docketing and Calendaring of contracts</p> </li><li> <p>Current active contracts</p> </li><li> <p>Contract updates</p> </li><li> <p>Cleanup of contracts not still active.</p> </li><li> <p>Form Files</p> </li><li> <p>Create and maintain a set of forms/templates</p> </li><li> <p>Process for maintaining form files</p> </li><li> <p>Integration of form files into process</p> </li><li> <p>Want a professional set of forms and templates (NDA, Supplier, Distributor, Terms & Conditions, etc)</p> </li><li> <p>Commitment to integrity and ethics</p> </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Education</p> <ul> <li>Law Degree from an ABA accredited law school </li><li>Admitted and Licensed to practice Law in a State, preferably Arkansas </li></ul> <p>Training</p> <ul> <li>CLE Requirements </li></ul> <p>Experience</p> <ul> <li>0-3 Years </li></ul> <p>Skills</p> <ul> <li>Proficient with Microsoft Office-especially Excel & ERP systems, capable of identifying and specifying computer based solutions. </li><li>Experienced working with all functional areas and management. Demonstrated ability to influence others in a manner that demonstrates command of the content. </li></ul> <p>Other</p> <ul> <li>Excellent analytical, communication, diplomatic, research and writing skills </li><li>Ability to engender confidence from all levels of employees within an organization </li></ul>