POP QUIZ:

• Do you consider yourself a wordsmithing wizard when it comes to drafting contract clauses, writing policies, emails, and other communication?
• Are you a friendly, well-spoken individual, with the ability to present your ideas confidently in all business settings?
• Do you have contract review and drafting experience for design/construction projects in a consulting engineering environment?
• Do you have a related degree, construction, paralegal, or law clerk diploma/credentials, or equivalent work experience?
  If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you as a Legal Contract Specialist! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.
  JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.
  If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As the Legal Contract Specialist, your role will include:

• Reviewing and providing recommendations/wording on the following types of contractual documents and escalating to Legal Counsel as required: procurement documents (RFPs, RFQs, etc.), proposal clauses, project contracts/terms & conditions (supplementary/general conditions), service agreements, subconsultant agreements, and nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements.
• Strategizing with team members and recommending changes to critical contractual issues related to liability, indemnity, insurance, IP, the standard of care for professional services, and risk mitigation.
• Providing guidance to internal clients regarding contract form and type, insurance and risk considerations, contracting practices, and issue resolution.
• Assisting with developing and implementing efficient and streamlined workflows for contract review and appropriate filing of contract documentation.
• Ensuring best practices for contract review; attention to detail while reviewing various contract types, clauses, and providing recommendations to management on risks and mitigation strategies associated with contract clauses and supplementary conditions.
• Assessing the contractual requirements of pursuing projects in various locations or markets.
• Fully participating in client contract/RFP negotiations and agreement drafting.
• Assisting with general corporate/commercial matters.