Associate Attorney
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Role summary
Provides legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management regarding matters which have or may have impact on business activities and operations. Primarily leverages knowledge of a legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates. Researches legal principles and precedents, consults with outside counsel, drafts and executes legal documents, gathers relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provides work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented. Incumbents are likely to have post bar experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings. May be a member of the bar of multiple states.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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