Paragon Legal
Commercial Contracts Attorney (Utilities Experience)
Paragon Legal, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Overview
The Position: A publicly traded utilities company is seeking a Commercial Contracts Attorney to support its lean in‑house legal team with contract review and negotiation, allowing senior counsel to focus on more substantive matters. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, vendor, and IT agreements across both company and third‑party paper.
This attorney will work closely with business stakeholders across the company. The team is looking for someone with strong issue‑spotting skills, clear communication, and a collaborative, business‑friendly approach in a fast‑paced environment. Prior utilities industry experience is preferred, though candidates with strong technology sector contracting experience will also be considered.
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and IT contracts for the company and third parties.
Support senior counsel by handling contract review and negotiation to enable focus on substantive matters.
Collaborate with business stakeholders across the organization to identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks.
Qualifications
Experience in contract review and negotiation, with strong issue‑spotting skills.
Clear communication and a collaborative, business‑friendly approach in a fast‑paced environment.
Prior utilities industry experience preferred; strong technology sector contracting experience will also be considered.
Engagement Details Targeting an ASAP start, fully remote, 20 hours per week, through the end of the year.
The hourly rate for this assignment is expected to be between $90 and $100. This range is an estimate; compensation will be based on qualifications, skillset, relevant experience, client needs, project requirements, and applicable law.
Please see
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for Paragon benefits.
About Paragon Paragon is on a mission to make in‑house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. We also offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include nation‑leading technology, healthcare, and consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have expanded from the Bay Area to clients and candidates across the country.
At Paragon, we put people first, operate with integrity, and aspire for excellence. Our attorney‑led development team supports you through and beyond your initial project.
Our Commitments Equal Opportunity Employer:
Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
San Francisco Fair Chance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.
Privacy:
Paragon Legal CCPA Notice #J-18808-Ljbffr
This attorney will work closely with business stakeholders across the company. The team is looking for someone with strong issue‑spotting skills, clear communication, and a collaborative, business‑friendly approach in a fast‑paced environment. Prior utilities industry experience is preferred, though candidates with strong technology sector contracting experience will also be considered.
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, vendor agreements, and IT contracts for the company and third parties.
Support senior counsel by handling contract review and negotiation to enable focus on substantive matters.
Collaborate with business stakeholders across the organization to identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks.
Qualifications
Experience in contract review and negotiation, with strong issue‑spotting skills.
Clear communication and a collaborative, business‑friendly approach in a fast‑paced environment.
Prior utilities industry experience preferred; strong technology sector contracting experience will also be considered.
Engagement Details Targeting an ASAP start, fully remote, 20 hours per week, through the end of the year.
The hourly rate for this assignment is expected to be between $90 and $100. This range is an estimate; compensation will be based on qualifications, skillset, relevant experience, client needs, project requirements, and applicable law.
Please see
here
for Paragon benefits.
About Paragon Paragon is on a mission to make in‑house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. We also offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include nation‑leading technology, healthcare, and consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have expanded from the Bay Area to clients and candidates across the country.
At Paragon, we put people first, operate with integrity, and aspire for excellence. Our attorney‑led development team supports you through and beyond your initial project.
Our Commitments Equal Opportunity Employer:
Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
San Francisco Fair Chance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.
Privacy:
Paragon Legal CCPA Notice #J-18808-Ljbffr