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BRB Risk Jobs Board — Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney (Dentons)

Posted Dan Bressler

In this BRB jobs update, I’m pleased to spotlight an open position at Dentons US: “Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney” —

  • Dentons US LLP is recruiting for an Outside Counsel Guidelines Attorney to join the Conflicts and New Matter Intake team.
  • This position will provide support to all levels of personnel throughout the Firm and US Region and will be responsible for review and analysis of client drafted terms or outside counsel guidelines, onboarding questionnaires, and related tasks and projects as necessary.
  • This is a fully remote position and open to any Dentons US location.


Responsibilities

  • Review and provide thorough and timely analysis of client terms/outside counsel guidelines in order to identify and advise on risk and contractual issues.
  • Liaise with various business and legal teams firmwide regarding negotiation of client terms.
  • Advise on responses to RFPs/pitches.
  • Prepare responses to client audits/assessments with assistance from other firm departments.
  • Assist the Office of the General Counsel with various projects related to client terms and other client engagement activities.
  • Proactively communicate with firm leadership on complex client engagement issues and other related topics.
  • Maintain thorough, accurate, and current records of all terms negotiations in order to ensure integrity of the database and assist in compliance with accepted terms.
  • Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position.


Experience & Qualifications

  • Ideal candidate will be licensed to practice law with at least 2+ years of client terms review experience in a large law firm setting.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Able to work productively with firm personnel at all levels.
  • Excellent customer/client facing skills.
  • Strong analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Methodical approach to work with a focus on accuracy, attention to details, consistency and quality.
  • Able to effectively negotiate with and influence colleagues and others to achieve a successful outcome.
  • Able to maintain a sophisticated bank of knowledge on the firm’s approach to client term acceptance.
  • Able to work under pressure with tight project deadlines.
  • Adaptable to differing demands, able to prioritize tasks where appropriate and ensure complete ‘follow through’ on outstanding issues.
  • Able to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law.


About Dentons

  • Our business service professionals play a significant role in the success of the firm and are key in providing support at all levels. Our staff members come to us with a variety of professional and industry backgrounds. We recruit individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to providing the highest level of service to our internal and external clients.
  • We are committed to ensuring that all applicants receive an equal opportunity for employment. We take steps to attract applicants from all backgrounds. Recruitment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age (over 40), disability (including AIDS, and cancer-related medical condition), or veteran status.
  • Prior law firm experience is a plus. However, we invite all qualified candidates to view our current business service professionals vacancies below.

 

See their careers page for more on the company and work environment, see the complete job posting for more details on the position and to apply.

 

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