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Negotiate complex contracts and amendments with Beeline’s potential and existing clients, both in the US and abroad.Interface directly with key Beeline departments and identify contractual provisions impacting Beeline.Provide strategic solutions to resolve issues through approved channels.Initiate and implement approved contract negotiation and drafting processes within the organization.Promoting legal and compliance best practice throughout the company.Work cross-functionally and support teams across the company in executing various compliance initiatives.

Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of a variety of commercial agreements (e.g. MSAs, SOWs, Vendor Agreements, Amendments, NDAs, Data Processing Agreements) to support all business units at all levels of the organization. Work with clients and internal teams to understand and interpret business requirements into legal terms and conditions and lead negotiation of terms to align with company policies and objectives. Serve as primary contact for internal and external contract-related inquiries. Managed appropriate storage and retention of legal documents. Manage contract workflow, as assigned, in conjunction with internal contract review process. Ensure ongoing regular communication, managing expectations, enforcing the contracting process, and measuring and sharing results with client teams. Conduct legal research on contracts, as necessary, and provide related legal advice in a timely manner. Assist with legal operations initiatives, including improving department policies and procedures, training, technology solutions, and other areas.

Report directly to the General Counsel Supervise and delegate tasks to the Contract SpecialistManage contract workflow and lifecycle – from contract selection, contract negotiation and execution, through extension, amendment, termination, and retention for various business functions.Act as legal point of contact and cultivate relationships with internal client teams.Ensure ongoing regular communication, managing expectations, enforcing the contracting process, and measuring and sharing results with client teams.Advise client teams and coordinate with relevant stakeholders regarding contract renewals, amendments, or possible updates.Effectively document and communicate to relevant stakeholders when and how a contract deviates from the standard terms.Knowledge and expertise in contracts that include but are not limited to MSA’s, SOW’s, NDA’s, SaaS agreement, HIPAA data requirements, LOI’s.Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of cross-border agreements for product sales, leases, vendors, and services, as well as employment agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. Ensure contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational policies.

Research licensing and regulatory changes in addition to providing legal opinion of the effects of new regulations and requirements to various departments.Manage licensure, corporate governance and contract maintenance for corporate entities in multiple business markets in the managed care environment.Research, analyze and interpret Requests for Proposals (RFPs), federal and state regulations and legal contracts to determine entity licensure requirements including consultation with legal counsel and regulatory agencies.Execute timely and accurate delivery of licensure filings, renewals and updates.Manage corporate entity governance, including entity formation, ongoing maintenance, document management and oversight of annual meetings and actions in lieu of meetings.Conduct contract management and maintenance across multiple states/markets.Collaborate with internal and external teams, legal and regulatory resources regarding solutions to address potential legal, contractual and/or regulatory issues.Draft amendments in support of regulatory changes, rate amendments and other operational changes.Respond to subrogation lien and subpoena requests by collaborating with other departments to prepare information for submission.Ensure that states licenses are properly maintained and that new licenses are actively being acquired for expanding business.

Performing first and second-level document review, and examining financial records, pricing data, and spreadsheets for cases. Determine if the documents are relevant, privileged, and/or confidential.Redacted any necessary parts of the documents that were determined to beirrelevant and private as per the clients guidelinesDetermined if documents had been coded correctly on re-reviewParticipated in privilege review. Trained on Relativity, Catalyst, and Recommind.

Represent and advise clients in immigration matters primarily focused on family based immigration petitions, nonimmigrant visa applications, waivers, naturalizations, removal defense, and appeals.Handle aspect of high volume immigration firm's removal defense docket by appearing before the Charlotte Immigration Court's judges for master calendar hearings.Prepare motions and applications for relief for filing with the Immigration Court, including, pre-hearing briefs for clients seeking Aslyum, Withholding of Removal, and/or protection under Convention Against Torture (CAT).Responsible for preparing bond determination and re-determination briefs Prepare Special Immigration Juvenile Immigration Status application including the State custody portionPrepare application forms with supporting documents such as I-589, I-130 Petitions, I-601 and I-601A Waivers.

Review case details to determine the best strategy for case resolution.Draft and file complaints and summonses, monitor service to ensure proper service is obtained, submit and respond to discovery in order to effectively manage the litigation process.Prepare for and conduct depositions and participate in mediations.Appear on behalf of clients in court to present legal arguments, obtain judicial approval, and advocate on behalf of clients to ensure just resolution of filed complaints which includes conducting jury trials.

Work with the Visa candidate and manager to develop information for new hire, extension and amendment nonimmigrant visa petitions.Prepare organized, well-written support letters and all appropriate USCIS forms.Ensure that the petitions are filed in a timely manner.Update the Visa tracking database throughout the preparation and filing process.Provide advise and counsel to foreign nationals and handle escalations from HR Partners, managers, and foreign national employees.

Function as the department's legal communications coordinator, which is primarily responsible for fulfilling public records requests in accordance with the state's Public Records Laws and various confidentiality provisions, including HIPAA.Coordinate requests among the divisions to obtain responsive documents. Review record for privileged or confidential material to be withheld or redacted. Work with the Attorneys General of different divisions when required.Work with the Privacy and Security Office to identify appropriate search terms and domain names to find responsive data, particularly when the requests are vague or broad.Maintain a public records tracking log. Provide reports and status updates to department leadership when required.

Drafted draw down documents to recover on letters of creditAnalyzed various contracts, including international cooperation, railroad right of way and community agency agreementsLegal research: civil, environmental and regulatory law issuesDrafted answer to complaint in State court proceedingsAnalyzed investigative materials to form defense theoriesOrally presented research analysis to in-house and outside litigation counselIdentified the legal implications of proposed marketing department mailings

Drafted legal memoranda pertaining to various areas of civil litigationConducted legal research pertaining to business litigation, personal injury, creditor’s rights, and estate administrationCreated standardized discovery forms for banking & defamation litigationAssisted in Preparation and Observed Summary Jury Trials, including participating in conference call with retained expert witness