Associate Corporate Counsel

Description

Rausch Companies is a family-built enterprise headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, guided by faith, integrity, and a commitment to doing the right thing. From our corporate office, we lead a diverse portfolio of operating companies — Calara, Rosedale Communities, EnergyWorks, and Missio Capital — spanning real estate investment and development, rental communities, and energy. Together, these ventures shape the neighborhoods people call home and the landscapes we’re entrusted to steward.

• →Collaborate and advise multiple departments on variety of legal matters.
• →Prepare and examine contracts for internal and external legal matters including, but not limited to, banking agreements, acquisitions, leases, licenses, purchases, sales, insurance, etc.
• →Advise personnel during contract negotiations and due diligence. 
• →Analyze proposed and established legislation and prepare legal documents.
• →Perform annual audits of contract templates to ensure up-to-date status, compliance, and best practices for company.
• →Analyze proposed and established legislation and prepare legal documents.
• →Supervise outside counsel. 
• →Contribute to all phases of litigation in cases involving real estate disputes, evictions/collections for corporate properties, employment matters, contract disputes, wrongful discharge and unfair labor practice claims.
• →Provide strategic legal guidance, advice and counsel to departments in a variety of corporate, commercial and litigation matters.
• →Ensure organizational business practices are in compliance with the industry's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• →Handle responses to agency and governmental complaints.
• →Additional duties as required.

Requirements

• →Juris Doctor from an accredited Law School
• →Licensed to practice law (and in good standing) in at least one jurisdiction

• Experience in the real estate/construction industry
• Interest in learning new areas of the law
• Experience working in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding and implementation of confidentiality and ethical principles 
• Ability to work independently or on a team
• Ability to analyze complex legal matters
• Customer-focused and ability to effectively communicate with and influence business leaders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent project management skills, writing skills, listening and oral communications skills, diplomacy, finesse, and interpersonal skills
• Strong business judgment and skill in distinguishing between high and low priority legal issues
• Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders and impact decision-making

• Lifting up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently and frequently moving small objects.
• Frequently sitting for long periods of time
• Walking or standing occasionally
• Must have manual use of hands and vision to use computer constantly
• Occasional out-of-state travel