Law Clerk- Summer 2022- The Garrett Companies
Last Updated:Sep 27th, 2021
Law Clerk- Summer 2022- The Garrett Companies
Type:
Standard
Location:
Greenwood
Application Due Date:
May. 16, 2022
Starts:
May. 16, 2022
Structure:
$Paid
Full Time
Part Time
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.