Contracts Attorney

About the role

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice in connection with vendor agreements, including professional services agreements, independent contractor and subcontractor agreements, master services agreements, purchase and supply agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other vendor and commercial agreements
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial transactions with vendors, suppliers, service providers and other counterparties
• Provide practical, business-oriented guidance on risk allocation, limitation of liability, indemnity, security obligations, and other legal and business risks presented by vendor transactions
• Interact daily with personnel across the company, including procurement, financial services, real estate, risk management and other business teams, regarding a broad array of contracting and compliance issues including those typically encountered in the home building industry and the mortgage and title businesses
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects; analyze business and legal risks presented by these projects, coordinate with appropriate stakeholders; and bring these projects to a successful conclusion
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, standard terms, policies and procedures to reflect current law and business needs
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
• Ability to travel overnight
• Regular and reliable attendance

Qualifications

• Jurist Doctoral degree (J.D.) is required
• 3 years or more of relevant legal experience is required, including significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Current license to practice law
• Possess exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient at working in a fast-paced, high activity environment
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, capable of multi-tasking and completing multiple projects within stated timelines
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to communicate and build relationships via MS Teams and other remote style communications
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form or via DRH applications
• Proficiency with MS Office and email
• Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
• The noise level is generally moderate

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a leading law firm is a plus
• Experience with vendor agreements, professional service agreements, independent contractor and subcontractor agreements, and other commercial contracts is preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
• Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits