Legal Outsourcing Senior Associate (quality review) 100% Remote Working Position

at  Sterlington PLLC

Position Title: Legal Outsourcing Senior Associate (quality review) 100% Remote Working Position
Contract: Full-time, Independent Contractor
Posting Jurisdictions: 100% remote (aligned to Australian Eastern Time (AET))
Salary: As a remote, international firm, salaries are based on candidate experience and location

DESCRIPTION:

Our well-established and growing international law firm is looking for a Senior Associate to join our Legal Outsourcing team and support its growth.
Sterlington was founded by a former BigLaw partner to provide high-quality legal services while working 100% remotely. Our clients include private equity and other investment funds, multi-billion-dollar family offices, public and private companies, investment banks, high-net worth individuals, and startups. Learn more at: https://www.sterlingtonlaw.com/outsourcing
Our Firm:
Sterlington was founded by a senior partner from a large NY-based law firm. We are headquartered in New York, though candidates work remotely. Our clients include private equity and other investment funds, multi-billion-dollar family offices, public and private companies, investment banks, high-net worth individuals, and startups. Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com.
We are seeking a dynamic person with a passion for entrepreneurship and sophisticated work. Join our cutting-edge, tech-savvy law firm and immerse yourself in a forward-thinking environment that encourages innovation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Admitted to Australian Bar Association (ABA)

THE ROLE:

Our high-performing Legal Outsourcing team is continuing to grow through client wins. The team specializes as an outsourced provider to in-house legal teams’ contract review and management processes by providing a streamlined, efficient, one-stop service to achieving commercial agreements with third parties. We are looking for legal contract and compliance specialists to support our clients across NDA, MSA, engagement letters, vendor agreements and other commercial contracts. The international nature of our team means that this role will align to Australian Eastern Time (AET).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing quality control within the team and acting as a second line / final reviewer of legal contracts for clients.
• Responsible for contract negotiation with clients’ third-party vendors, based on agreed parameters. The associate is responsible for arriving at commercial consensus for each deal.
• Provides management support to ‘junior’ associate team members conducting first-line documentation review.
• Ensuring the team is working to agreed client SLAs whilst maintaining Sterlington’s high-quality outputs.