What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant, Mission Critical position at Suffolk Construction?
Overview
About Suffolk
Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.
Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , YouTube , and Instagram .
Overview: Provides support to the Regional General Counsel for our Mission Critical sector.
About Mission Critical Sector: The demand for data is growing exponentially, and Suffolk is building a team that can manage the challenges of constructing mission-critical facilities. These projects are highly technical, complex, and high-risk, requiring adherence to the highest quality and safety standards.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.
EEO Statement
Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.
About Suffolk
Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.
Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , YouTube , and Instagram .
Overview: Provides support to the Regional General Counsel for our Mission Critical sector.
About Mission Critical Sector: The demand for data is growing exponentially, and Suffolk is building a team that can manage the challenges of constructing mission-critical facilities. These projects are highly technical, complex, and high-risk, requiring adherence to the highest quality and safety standards.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Perform project-specific subcontract review
- Conduct subcontract SOP training and assist in training compilation and evaluate training needs in support of Operations
- Interpret and apply policies and procedures within limits of authority
- Draft legal documents under supervision of General Counsel
- Assist in responding to legal inquiries by gathering information and escalating issues to the General Counsel, as necessary
- Assist in the coordination, supervision and completion of special projects for legal
- Perform a variety of administrative duties, e.g. typing reports and legal memos, maintaining contract and other legal files, developing and maintaining computerized spreadsheets and performing advanced administrative tasks, all which may involve sensitive or confidential information
- Assist Regional Counsel with email and calendar management
Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of construction experience, preferably with an emphasis in subcontract compilation and/or scope negotiation; or
- 2-4 years of legal or executive assistance, preferably with a construction emphasis
- Collaborative team player adept at navigating complex dynamics
- Independent, reliable, motivated and well organized
- Positive, proactive and professional
- Believer in our core values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, Caring
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.
EEO Statement
Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.
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