Associate Attorney

Description:

Job Summary:
The Associate Attorney position is primarily responsible for providing legal counsel directly to University clients on a wide range of matters related to corporate, transactional, governance and regulatory issues. The successful candidate will handle contract negotiations with sophisticated counterparties independently, advise on research compliance and regulatory matters, interact with governmental agencies, provide research on a broad range of legal topics, and partner with other OGC lawyers on a variety of legal matters. The successful candidate will join a 17-lawyer office handling a wide range of legal and policy issues for Harvard University.
This is a fully benefited, full-time Harvard University position that has been funded for one year, with an expectations of two one-year renewals, contingent on funding, university priorities and satisfactory job performance.
Position Description:
In particular, the Associate Attorney's duties include:

• Providing legal advice/counsel on corporate law, business and transactional matters, intellectual property, tax, and other areas of law relevant to the University's mission and operations (e.g., data privacy and security, copyright infringement, compliance, charitable organizations, University governance, research administration), at times under tight deadlines.
• Structuring, drafting, negotiating and/or approving legal contracts, letters of agreement, policies, and other documents.
• Representing the University in contract negotiations with foreign and domestic counterparties and before government agencies or other legal authorities.
• Supervising outside counsel in handling transactional matters and negotiations in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Providing advice to University clients regarding legal risks and implications of communication strategies with media.
• Liaising between internal clients and external legal counsel on complex legal matters as necessary.
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting proposed and existing laws, statutes, and regulations.
• Identifying, evaluating, and addressing issues of legal risk, including with respect to emerging legal areas and novel or unusual factual situations.

Basic Qualifications:

• JD required.
• Four to six years of experience in corporate and transactional law practice. Judicial clerkships may count toward years of experience.
• Admission to practice in Massachusetts or readiness to obtain admission to practice within one year.

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