Interim - Contract Attorney (Finance)
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.
Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Development
- Total Rewards
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Job description
The Associate will be an integral member of the legal team for Korn Ferry's In-house Legal Team on a contract basis. This role will perform contract review and negotiations, including non-disclosure agreements, master services agreements, letters of engagement, statements of work, change orders, and other commercial client contracts. They will also support other corporate legal resources and work on other legal projects, as needed. The successful candidate will learn their role on the job as they also become familiar with the Korn Ferry services and business. This role will be supporting Professional & Executive Search, RPO, Interim and Projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review and negotiate commercial contracts
- Interface with internal clients to ensure client contracts reflect agreed business terms and are consistent with company policies and approved legal terms and conditions
- Protect and mitigate company risks that may arise from contractual commitments
- Use contract management system
- Support other corporate legal resources as needed
- Self-motivated team player with strong work ethic and the ability to "get things done"
- High energy with a sense of urgency
- Excellent attention to detail
- Organized and efficient
- Ability to build rapport and trust within legal team and with internal clients
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize and simultaneously handle multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong follow-through skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a small team
- Resourceful, good listener with good problem-solving skills
- Excellent legal and business judgment
- 5+ years' experience with commercial contract drafting, reviewing and negotiation. Prefer experience in an in-house role.
- Comfortable managing multiple business priorities
- Experience using DocuSign CLM or a similar contract management tool
- This is a full cycle contract role with drafting, red lining, and negotiations
- JD and licensed attorney in NA
Interim Role - Compensation Range is $60.00 - $65.00 / hour
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Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
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Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Reference Job Id: 19785
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