Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
Contract Attorney Supervisor
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55199
Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:
Draft, review, and approve contracts as to form, enforceability, and execution.
Provide counsel and advice to Department staff pertaining to intellectual property, indemnification, insurance issues, and other contract issues; serve as one of the Department’s subject matter experts regarding contracts with complex competitive proposal requirements for Departmental programs.
Negotiate contract legal issues with outside counsel including, but not limited to, intellectual property, indemnification, and insurance issues.
Provide legal contractual advice to Department staff and managers.
Develop and implement related training to Department staff, managers, other state agency staff, and grantees; coordinate contract activities with other state agencies.
Facilitate and enhance Department contract staff’s compliance with the statutory retainage requirement, the Department’s diversity and inclusionary goals in contracting, and ethics laws and state & Department ethics policies.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
JD degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Current license and in good standing to practice law in Minnesota.
At least five (5) years’ experience as a practicing attorney in an area of law related to the position, with one (1) of the years working as a supervisor or in a leadership/lead role.
Knowledge and experience with state and federal contract law as they relate to human services programs.
Experience must demonstrate the following:
Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
Building and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Providing legal advice to executive leadership on diverse and complex human services and contract matters.
Supervision of staff including mentoring and fostering professional development or serving in a lead/leadership role.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to communicate with a large and varied constituency, including legislators and legislative staff, the Attorney General’s Office, state local and federal agencies, professional and advocacy groups, as well as the general public.
Extensive knowledge of information technology (IT) and intellectual property (IP) issues related to contracts, sufficient that the position holder is able to analyze and resolve complex questions of law related to IT contracts and contracts with IP components.
Knowledge of state and federal data privacy laws, such as the Minnesota data practices act and the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act.
Demonstrated ability to combine legal, strategic leadership, human relation, and diversity equity and inclusion skills.
A variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
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Draft, review, and approve contracts as to form, enforceability, and execution.
Provide counsel and advice to Department staff pertaining to intellectual property, indemnification, insurance issues, and other contract issues; serve as one of the Department’s subject matter experts regarding contracts with complex competitive proposal requirements for Departmental programs.
Negotiate contract legal issues with outside counsel including, but not limited to, intellectual property, indemnification, and insurance issues.
Provide legal contractual advice to Department staff and managers.
Develop and implement related training to Department staff, managers, other state agency staff, and grantees; coordinate contract activities with other state agencies.
Facilitate and enhance Department contract staff’s compliance with the statutory retainage requirement, the Department’s diversity and inclusionary goals in contracting, and ethics laws and state & Department ethics policies.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
JD degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Current license and in good standing to practice law in Minnesota.
At least five (5) years’ experience as a practicing attorney in an area of law related to the position, with one (1) of the years working as a supervisor or in a leadership/lead role.
Knowledge and experience with state and federal contract law as they relate to human services programs.
Experience must demonstrate the following:
Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
Building and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Providing legal advice to executive leadership on diverse and complex human services and contract matters.
Supervision of staff including mentoring and fostering professional development or serving in a lead/leadership role.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to communicate with a large and varied constituency, including legislators and legislative staff, the Attorney General’s Office, state local and federal agencies, professional and advocacy groups, as well as the general public.
Extensive knowledge of information technology (IT) and intellectual property (IP) issues related to contracts, sufficient that the position holder is able to analyze and resolve complex questions of law related to IT contracts and contracts with IP components.
Knowledge of state and federal data privacy laws, such as the Minnesota data practices act and the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act.
Demonstrated ability to combine legal, strategic leadership, human relation, and diversity equity and inclusion skills.
A variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
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