Job Summary

This opening is for a legal professional who will assist the Mainline legal team in providing legal support to all segments of the company's business operations from Mainline's Tallahassee headquarters office.

Education and/or Experience

A bachelor's degree and a minimum of one (1) year of legal education required; preference will be given to law students in their second or third year at an accredited law school within the continental United States. A strong interest in contracts and corporate law and an undergraduate degree focused in business from an accredited university are preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong academic record
• Interest in contracts and corporate law
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills, both written and oral
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Able to work well within a fast-paced organization
• Ability to accomplish multiple tasks and research projects efficiently and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and act on individual initiative
• Must be available to work at corporate headquarters in Tallahassee during the term of the internship
• Responsible, reliable and punctual
• Pleasant and professional demeanor: ability to interact directly with executives, customers and partners
• Basic clerical and computer skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the legal team in supporting all legal requirements of the organization
• Review, analyze, redline, and draft various types of commercial sales, professional services, software, and product vendor contracts as well as analysis of legal requirements of competitive solicitations
• Manage contract execution and disbursement
• Compiling legal risk assessments regarding the above-mentioned agreements
• Perform legal research for a wide variety of legal issues
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of corporate governance documents including board materials, resolutions, by-laws, operating agreements, and articles of incorporation
• Participate in employment policy matters
• Maintain and update the legal team's contract template database and nonstandard contracts table
• Assist in investigation of legal disputes and provide suggestions for resolution
• Perform legal research as needed
• Complete special projects as assigned

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Physical environmental factors of this position include those found in typical business office environment or home office environment.
• Requires use of general office equipment and personal computer equipment.
• Ability to travel. Various means of travel may be required, including auto and air travel. This position requires travel: Rarely
• May be required to work irregular schedules including but not limited to as applicable: Nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and/or overtime.