Attorney/Lawyer

Description

Robert Half is seeking a transactional attorney to support an in-house legal team in Atlanta, Georgia. This role supports a wide range of commercial agreements and corporate governance matters.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation, review, and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, including service contracts, statements of work, amendments, partner arrangements, vendor terms, and related transactional documents.

• Advise internal stakeholders on contractual risk, key legal exposures, and business-friendly solutions that protect the organization while supporting revenue-generating activity.

• Partner with colleagues across U.S. and European operations to align contract practices with applicable legal, compliance, and operational requirements in multiple jurisdictions.

• Create, refine, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standardized language to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the legal function.

• Provide guidance on cross-border transactions by addressing jurisdictional issues, liability structures, and regional contracting considerations relevant to multinational business relationships.

• Develop and communicate contract management practices, operating procedures, and internal policies that strengthen governance and support efficient execution of agreements.

• Deliver training to business teams on common agreement terms, indemnity provisions, negotiation points, and the proper use of approved legal forms.

• Serve as a trusted legal partner to senior leadership by offering practical recommendations and contributing insight on broader legal and business matters.

• Manage multiple legal projects at once while balancing deadlines, changing priorities, and the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must hold an active bar license in any US jurisdiction.

• Approximately 5 to 15 years of legal experience, including substantial work drafting and negotiating commercial agreements of varying scope and complexity.

• Demonstrated background handling contracts from initial structuring through execution, including sales, services, licensing, partner, and vendor-related agreements.

• Strong knowledge of contract drafting, redlining, and negotiation strategies with the ability to translate legal issues into practical business guidance.

• Experience assessing contractual and operational risk across fast-paced business environments with minimal supervision.

• Ability to build effective working relationships across executive leadership, business teams, and external counterparties.

• Strong organizational skills with the capacity to manage multiple matters simultaneously and exercise sound independent judgment.

• Exposure to areas such as employment law, data privacy, corporate matters, international operations, or tax considerations is helpful but not required.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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