Corporate Counsel (Contracts Negotiation and Administration)

Negotiation Leadership

• Review third-party contracts, including prime agreements, RFPs/solicitation terms, subcontracts, purchase orders, professional services agreements, consulting agreements, and change order/amendments.
• Identify and clearly communicate legal, financial, schedule, and operational risks.
• Propose specific, actionable redlines aligned to CEG’s risk framework.
• Cook internal reviews and approvals (project team, operations, finance, risk/insurance, leadership, and outside counsel when needed).
• Ensure all approved redlines are correctly reflected in the final execution copies and attachments/exhibits.

Subcontract Support & Flow-Down Governance

• Support subcontract negotiations and ensure subcontract and vendor agreements appropriately flow down applicable prime contract obligations and protections.
• Support proposal/RFP responses by reviewing T&Cs, developing exceptions/clarifications, and aligning commercial positions with pricing, schedule, and delivery assumptions.
• Own the “contracts out for execution” pipeline.
• Remove blockers, chase open items, and maintain momentum to signature.
• Ensure executed agreements are stored in a centralized, searchable repository with appropriate access and version control.
• Ensure signed agreements are stored in the appropriate project folder.

Legal Advisory & Internal Counsel

• Provide day-to-day legal support and contract compliance management on broader business matters, as needed (e.g., corporate governance, employment-related issues spotting in partnership with HR, vendor disputes, compliance/ethics questions, etc.).
• Maintain a simple intake/triage process for legal requests; prioritize issues, track status, and communicate clear guidance and next steps to stakeholders.
• Support claims/disputes and formal notice strategy by partnering with project leadership (and outside counsel when needed) while keeping business objectives and risk posture aligned.
• Develop and maintain internal contracting policies, playbooks, and approval thresholds; train stakeholders on standard positions, escalation triggers, and contracting hygiene.

AI-Enabled Efficiency (With Reasonable Controls)

• Use AI to accelerate first-pass issue spotting, clause comparisons, summarization, and drafting—while independently validating outputs and exercising judgement.
• Establish and maintain internal “safe use” guidelines for AI in contract review (confidentiality and privilege controls, verification steps, approved use cases).
• Build lightweight automations (e.g., clause extraction, status reporting, redline checklists) that improve speed and consistency without compromising accuracy.