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Brief Description

The Corporate Attorney is a dynamic position within the organization requiring an energetic, outgoing, sales and customer service focused attorney with strong legal and business acumen and a pragmatic approach to negotiation and problem solving. The Corporate Attorney is responsible for carrying out day-to-day legal affairs including but not limited to high volume and fast-paced commercial contracting primarily supporting sales team, providing timely legal guidance and support across several key departments, litigation support and management, and assisting with and taking lead on various short- and long-term projects and initiatives as-needed.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with senior leadership, sales, operations, HR, and finance teams to provide timely and practical legal advice on a daily basis.
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial contracts related to sales, operations, employment, materials, services, and office leases.
• Identifies potential risks and legal issues and explains contract terms, conditions, rights, and obligations to senior leadership, sales, operations, HR, and finance teams and provides legal advice and guidance with respect to the same.
• Reviews, interprets, and understands company obligations under its various contracts and arrangements.
• Maintains excellent customer relations when negotiating sales contracts, resolving project issues, and negotiating payment disputes.
• Assists in pre-litigation and litigation efforts including evidence gathering and analysis, legal research, discovery, pleading review, deposition prep, and management of select outside legal matters.
• Collaborates with senior management to communicate and implement various legal and compliance policies, procedures, laws, professional standards, and government regulations.
• Works collaboratively and professionally with all members of the company, customers, vendors, and other third-parties.
• Ensures approach to and handling of legal affairs aligns with company's core values.
• Demonstrates integrity, strong legal and business acumen, excellent customer service and leadership skills, and a positive, proactive, "can-do" attitude.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role has no direct reports.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Energy, enthusiasm, integrity, and a strong desire develop and grow within a rapidly expanding, highly successful organization.
• Public sector law firm or in-house counsel experience required.
• Experience in construction strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience in commercial litigation and trial practice strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience in commercial transactions and business law strongly preferred but not required.
• Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Must be outgoing, collegial, and collaborative.
• Excellent customer service (internal and external) and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly understand risks, balance competing interests, and provide appropriate advice.
• Extremely sharp eye for detail with sound business judgment and a knack for coming up with creative solutions and moving things forward.
• Ability to support and scale in a fast-growing organization.

Education & Professional Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice and in good standing in at least one state.
• 3-5 years of practice as a licensed attorney.

Work Environment & Physical Job Demands

The Corporate Attorney is expected to work out of the corporate office in Centennial, CO, but some remote work may be arranged upon request. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is required to regularly move and walk around the office.

Travel

Occasional travel. (Less than 25% of time.) Some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected for training or meetings.

Compensation

BluSky offers a competitive base salary a comprehensive benefits package that includes: a matching 401(k) plan, health insurance (medical, dental and vision), paid time off, disability, laptop, smart phone, and corporate apparel allowance.

BluSky also offers extended benefits such as: Remote Work, Employee Assistance Program, Accident & Critical Illness Coverage, LegalShield, Professional Development, Paid Referral Program and more.

Eeoc

BluSky is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. BluSky prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 or over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other applicable status protected by Federal, State, or local law.

It is and will continue to be the policy of BluSky that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity based on their individual qualifications, performance, and potential without regard for any protected status, as required by state and federal law.

Application Duration

To ensure a thorough and fair selection process, we would like to inform you that the application deadline for this position is (7(internal)-14 days from posting). Please ensure that your application is submitted by this date for consideration.

To be considered for this position you must complete the online application located at www.goblusky.com/careers.

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