Associate Counsel, Commercial Contracts

Associate Counsel, Commercial Contracts

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) is the largest privately held provider of facility services in North America, servicing over 2 billion square feet of space daily
. We help industry leaders across a wide range of key verticals—including retail, industrial and logistics, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and more
—maintain clean, efficient, and welcoming spaces that support their operations. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for team members who are dedicated, reliable, and ready to contribute to a culture built on respect, opportunity, and pride in service.

The Associate Counsel, Commercial Contracts, is responsible for contract review, red-lining, and management of the extensive contract portfolio of the company and its family of subsidiary companies in accordance with the company’s ethical standards, policies and practices. The role works collaboratively with the company’s Senior Counsel and sales, operations, and finance teams to successfully negotiate and implement customer and vendor contracts.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Timely review, red-lining, negotiation, and implementation of the company's customer and vendor contracts in accordance with the company’s contractual policies and goals
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of proposed contractual language and develop and communicate alternative provisions to best represent the interests of the company
• Collaborate with company's General Counsel and the sales, operations, and finance teams in the review and revision of proposed contracts to protect the company’s interests in the contract arena
• Serves as a contract gatekeeper to ensure review and approval of proposed contractual language from the appropriate KBS’ departments and personnel
• Serve as a contract gatekeeper to ensure complete signing and retention of the company's contracts in accordance with the company’s policies
• Direct and manage the continuing development of KBS’ master contract logs
• Ensure communication is consistent with company culture and appropriate to the target audience
• Establish credibility throughout the company by being an effective listener and problem solver relating to the company’s contractual issues
• Provide technical advice and knowledge to others within the legal contractual discipline
• Continue improving the programs, policies, practices and processes associated with meeting the strategic and operational issues of the organization as they pertain to the company's contracts
• Work on both scheduled and unscheduled days or beyond regular work hours due to demands, as needed
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Additional responsibilities and projects as assigned by Senior Counsel.

Knowledge:

• Corporate law and regulations
• Commercial Contract Law and Regulations
• Large scale business organizations
• Claims litigation
• Legal operations
• Management of internal and external relationships
• Facilities and building maintenance services industry

Skills:

• Process automation and use of commercial contract tools
• Excellent clear, concise and persuasive oral and written communication
• Ability to research, review, develop and write legal responses
• Presentation and public speaking
• Ability to read and interpret claims and litigation-related documents, such as pleadings, motions, court orders and decisions, letters, and e-mail communications
• Ability to effectively communicate company's claims and litigation goals
• Ability to work with all levels of management, internal and external associates

Competencies:

• Business acumen
• Ethics and values…