Law Clerk- Summer 2022- The Garrett Companies

Description

The Law Clerk will assist the in-house counsel team with various real estate, land use, and corporate matters. There will be an emphasis on legal research and transactional legal work. The primary goal for a legal intern is to assist and provide support with reseaching, preparing, and reviewing  various legal documents.

Responsibilities

Major Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of working on an in-house counsel team.
• Review and make suggested revisions for contrct documents.
• Assist with the review of legal documents during due diligence which includes title, survey, zoning, and entitlements.
• Improve the legal team’s knowledge of changing laws through legal research efforts.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with preparing and reviewing contracts, closing statements, and other legal documents.
• Attend relevant internal and external meetings regarding development, construction, and property management.
• Support counsel team members.
• Research relevnt laws concerning issues of importance to the Company and provide findings to General Counsel.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and for multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently and with team of professionals as needed.

Required Education:

• Currently enrolled in law school.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Skills and experience with marketing, public speaking, and presentations is a plus.

Prerequisites (these are the most important items):

• Positive attitude.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Relentless problem solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate.
• Must understand the difference between causation and correlation.
• Like our entire team, you must be a “broom pusher.”. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels, and we expect the same from our interns.