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Senior Legal Counsel

Milwaukee, WIOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

  • license to practice law
  • initiative
  • act decisively
  • good judgment
  • learn about supported companies
  • pragmatic and business-focused advice
  • Microsoft Office suite

Nice to have

  • Construction law experience

Role summary

Michels Corporation seeks a Senior Legal Counsel with 5-8 years of experience to provide strategic, business-minded legal guidance for large-scale infrastructure projects. This role involves negotiating complex construction and related agreements, advising on project risks, claims, and disputes, and managing legal responsibilities across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong judgment, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a desire to learn the business to offer pragmatic advice. Construction law experience is strongly preferred. Requires a JD and active bar license.

Michels Corporation is looking for an experienced construction attorney who wants to be more than a legal advisor. We are seeking a strategic business minded lawyer who thrives on solving complex challenges and helping deliver some of North America's largest energy, transportation, utility, and infrastructure projects.

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide expert legal counsel and practical business guidance to Michels Corporation and its affiliates, supporting enterprise-level transactions, contracts, and related legal matters. This position requires close collaboration with colleagues across the organization to deliver effective legal solutions and manage a wide range of legal responsibilities. To thrive in this role, candidates must maintain the highest level of confidentiality, demonstrate sound judgment and professionalism, successfully balance multiple priorities, and possess strong attention to detail. Excellent persuasion, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll work directly with your colleagues in the Michels Legal Department, executives, engineers, project leaders, and operations teams to:

  • Negotiate and structure complex construction, design-build, EPC, engineering, and general contracting and subcontracting agreements.
  • Advise on managing project risks, contract strategy, claims, change orders, and dispute resolution.
  • Help guide major projects from pursuit and procurement through execution and closeout.
  • Deliver practical, business-focused legal counsel that drives successful project outcomes.

    • Qualifications

  • JD from accredited law school, hold current license to practice law before the Bar of at least one US state, and 5-8 years minimum of experience
  • Must have initiative, be able to act decisively, work independently and exercise good judgment
  • Must have the strong desire to learn about supported companies to provide pragmatic and business-focused advice
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
  • Construction law experience (strongly preferred)

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