Location
Irving, TX | United States
Job description
Role Overview:
The Legal Intern is responsible for supporting Safran USA in the negotiation of commercial contracts and for providing legal support on a wide variety of matters, including employment, tax, litigation and disputes, strategic transactions, corporate governance, real estate and regulatory issues. This position supports all stages of the contract negotiation process, from the initial request-for-proposal through signing and closing. This role provides the opportunity to work on a range of legal issues and to negotiate contracts relating to a diverse set of products, services, customers and suppliers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Review, draft, and negotiate a diverse range of corporate and transactional agreements and documents.
• Review tax legal matters.
• Coordinate contractual review with the appropriate cross-functional leadership in a variety of areas, such as tax, engineering, compliance, insurance and human resources.
• Work on ad hoc legal projects, including but not limited to, new policies, templates and processes, and other corporate legal and regulatory matters.
• Manage and support resolution of disputes and litigation.
• Review and analyze RFPs and customer contractual templates in support of Safran's businesses.
• Analyze and ensure compliance with Safran legal practices and U.S. federal and state law.
• Provide independent analysis of business/contract issues to support decision making.
• Support the performance of existing contracts by interpreting and ensuring compliance with contract provisions.
Role Overview:
The Legal Intern is responsible for supporting Safran USA in the negotiation of commercial contracts and for providing legal support on a wide variety of matters, including employment, tax, litigation and disputes, strategic transactions, corporate governance, real estate and regulatory issues. This position supports all stages of the contract negotiation process, from the initial request-for-proposal through signing and closing. This role provides the opportunity to work on a range of legal issues and to negotiate contracts relating to a diverse set of products, services, customers and suppliers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Review, draft, and negotiate a diverse range of corporate and transactional agreements and documents.
• Review tax legal matters.
• Coordinate contractual review with the appropriate cross-functional leadership in a variety of areas, such as tax, engineering, compliance, insurance and human resources.
• Work on ad hoc legal projects, including but not limited to, new policies, templates and processes, and other corporate legal and regulatory matters.
• Manage and support resolution of disputes and litigation.
• Review and analyze RFPs and customer contractual templates in support of Safran's businesses.
• Analyze and ensure compliance with Safran legal practices and U.S. federal and state law.
• Provide independent analysis of business/contract issues to support decision making.
• Support the performance of existing contracts by interpreting and ensuring compliance with contract provisions.
Complementary Description
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.
Complementary Description
This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.
Job Requirements
Essential Skills:
• Ability to negotiate, draft, review, and revise contractual documents at a high-volume capacity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
• Strong understanding of corporate law and contractual principles.
• Ability to research legal and compliance issues to formulate recommendations to management.
• Customer-focused with the capacity to resolve moderately complex contracting issues with creative solutions while meeting Safran requirements for risk mitigation.
• Experience in applying corporate policies and standards in a variety of contractual contexts.
• Ability to perform multiple assignments simultaneously and to organize and prioritize job duties effectively with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-on-one and group situations.
• Ability to systematically analyze potential risk and complex issues, drawing relevant conclusions and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Business acumen with the ability to recognize risk elements in business transactions and to understand the products or services that are the subject matter of a contract.
• Ability to interact effectively and in a professional and supportive manner with persons in all job responsibilities and from all backgrounds.
Specific Qualifications:
• Enrolled in an accredited law school required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally when appropriate.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and similar software applications.
Job Requirements
Essential Skills:
• Ability to negotiate, draft, review, and revise contractual documents at a high-volume capacity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.
• Strong understanding of corporate law and contractual principles.
• Ability to research legal and compliance issues to formulate recommendations to management.
• Customer-focused with the capacity to resolve moderately complex contracting issues with creative solutions while meeting Safran requirements for risk mitigation.
• Experience in applying corporate policies and standards in a variety of contractual contexts.
• Ability to perform multiple assignments simultaneously and to organize and prioritize job duties effectively with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-on-one and group situations.
• Ability to systematically analyze potential risk and complex issues, drawing relevant conclusions and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Business acumen with the ability to recognize risk elements in business transactions and to understand the products or services that are the subject matter of a contract.
• Ability to interact effectively and in a professional and supportive manner with persons in all job responsibilities and from all backgrounds.
Specific Qualifications:
• Enrolled in an accredited law school required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally when appropriate.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and similar software applications.
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