Legal Contracts Attorney

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to: 

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact. 
• Develop lasting relationships with great people. 
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Legal Contracts Attorney

The Contracts Attorney II is responsible for preparing, examining, analyzing, negotiating (in person, over conference calls and via email) and revising legal documents (including master agreements, addendums, amendments, letters and other related documents) for the purchase and sale of goods/services, both as vendor and customer. This position works cross departmentally and looks to reduce Niagara’s risk through contracting.

Essential Functions

• Legal document development, administration and tracking of key legal provisions.
• Negotiate terms, conditions, standards and language with minimal supervision.
• Perform contract review and interpretation to support business teams and legal team’s litigation/claims efforts.
• Maintain accurate records and files in matrices and database to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Train plants and corporate personnel on legal document review process and terms.
• Misc. legal projects requested on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years – Experience in Position
• 0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 6 Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience working in Position 
• 0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner
• Makes safety the number one priority
• Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
• Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
• Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
• Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
• Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT
• Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
• Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
• Increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way
• Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
• Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
• Seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great
• Consistently looks for ways to improve one’s self through growth and development opportunities
• Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
• Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Additionally, the Legal Contracts Specialist is expected to demonstrate:

• Effective negotiation, organizational and decision making skills with ability to plan, prioritize and multi-task;
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, customers and vendors;
• The position has extensive contact with various levels of both internal and external customers;
• Ability to review, comprehend, and, as necessary, rephrase/edit complicated legal language;
• Excellent business and legal writing skills;
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) to all levels of the organization;
• Advanced knowledge of contract law and its application in the purchasing and sale processes;
• Strong leadership skills;
• Very detail oriented
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Professional, self-motivated, flexible and able to meet deadlines under a high volume workload in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment with minimal supervision;
• Strong grammar and spelling;
• Excellent computer skills in Excel, contracts databases and MS Word. Knowledge of Oracle a plus;
• Positive attitude, ethics, and values which support our company’s values, team, environment and a healthy, high-performance culture.

Education

• Minimum Required: 
• JD in legal field
• Preferred: 
• JD in legal field

Certification/License:

• Required: California Bar registration N/A
• Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

• Required: None Required
• Preferred: Minimum Professional Proficiency – Spanish

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