Description:
Frost Brown Todd LLP is currently seeking a full-time Counsel - Client Engagement Terms to join our firm. This individual will be responsible for reviewing, revising, and sometimes negotiating client terms of engagement for both legal and non-legal engagements, including outside counsel guidelines, firm-drafted engagement letters, client-drafted engagement letters, professional services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, business associate agreements, requests for proposal, and similar documents.Key Responsibilities:
- Review, analyze, and revise documents that establish the terms of engagement for the firm's client relationships to ensure legal compliance, accuracy, and alignment with the firm's objectives. Such documents include outside counsel guidelines, engagement letters, professional services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, business associate agreements, requests for proposal, and similar documents.
- Coordinate as necessary/appropriate with a team of subject matter experts (such as billing/finance, privacy, and information security personnel) in the review, analysis, and revision of terms of engagement.
- As requested by the Office of General Counsel or a relationship attorney, communicate directly and negotiate with clients concerning proposed revisions to terms of engagement.
- Use Intapp Terms to document accurately and comprehensively the status of all client terms of engagement.
- Identify, research, and correct errors, inaccuracies, and inconsistencies between client information and terms of engagement as found in relationship documents versus the client information and terms of engagement recorded in firm systems.
- Advise on legal risks associated with client-proposed terms of engagement and propose practical solutions to or compromises for those risks.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional responsibility rules, and firm policies in connection with terms of engagement.
- Perform other duties as assigned by firm's General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or Conflicts and Client Intake Counsel.
- Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance at the designated worksite.
- In person interaction with other FBT personnel, clients and/or representatives at the worksite.
Job Requirements:
- JD degree and 3+ years of legal experience in a law firm.
- Active bar license in good standing in the individual's state of residence.
- Knowledge of and experience with contract negotiation, review of legal documents, and legal risk assessment.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Good working knowledge of Rules of Professional Conduct and ethics and risk management issues within a law firm.
- Experience with Intapp Terms strongly preferred. Experience with Intapp Conflicts and New Business is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to effectively and diplomatically resolve points of disagreement with clients and relationship attorneys.
- Excellent organizational and priority setting skills, with the ability to work efficiently and independently on multiple projects with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
- Demonstrated commitment and adherence to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.
The pay range for this role accounts for the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. For applicants physically based in either California or Washington, D.C., a reasonable estimate of the current annual range is $155,000-$173,000. Actual pay will be determined based on skills, relevant experience and other job-related factors, consistent with applicable employment laws.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Frost Brown Todd will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and/or conviction records.
Frost Brown Todd is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Frost Brown Todd to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.
