Associate Counsel

Company: Shawmut Design and Construction
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewAt Shawmut Design and Construction, we're proud that the culture we've built as a 100% employee-owned company has been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards. This includes the Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work's Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America's Best Employers by Forbes.Here's a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick days, and a volunteer day.
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and many more.Responsibilities
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a high volume of construction contracts, drawing upon extensive knowledge of all AIA contract forms, typical client positions, and their impact on Shawmut and its business goals and practices.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize confidentiality agreements, settlement agreements, leases, and other agreements.
  • Assist with legal issues related to subcontracts.
  • Provide advice on various legal and procedural issues including scope, schedule, notices, changes, non-performance, insurance, and labor issues.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships and communication with Shawmut staff.
  • Act as a liaison for and foster positive relationships with clients and clients' attorneys.
  • Manage lien issues as necessary to protect the company's interests, with familiarity with lien statutes and practices in various jurisdictions.
  • Develop training materials and provide company-wide training on contracts, processes, and legal topics.Qualifications
    • Experience: 2-5 years of Construction Industry Law experience.
    • Education: JD, member of any state bar.
    • Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of construction principles, practices, procedures, means, and methods.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
    • Demonstrated initiative, follow-through, resourcefulness, efficiency, and attention to detail.
    • Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
    • Ability to learn new software and applications quickly.
    • Ability to understand organization structure and stakeholders rapidly.
    • Ability to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging by acting with courage, humility, and curiosity; a desire to learn about others and self-reflect.Additional InformationShawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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