What does a Legal Advisor do?
Legal advisors provide clients or organizations with advice, guidance, and support related to a range of legal issues or concerns. They have an active role in preparing and reviewing contracts and other legal agreements or documents. They also guide or manage contract negotiations. They perform legal research and analysis. Their role involves ensuring legal compliance in business matters and enacting risk management and mitigation measures. They also serve as a liaison coordinating any external legal services.
Legal advisors have a J.D. degree and a valid license to practice law. They have a strong background in providing legal guidance and support, and extensive experience drafting and reviewing contracts and other legal documents. They must be highly organized, detail oriented, and able to explain legal concepts in simple terms.
- Work cross functionally to support sales, marketing, operations, etc.
- Provide rich and timely feedback on work, being both encouraging and constructively.
- Oversee, support and advise on US promotional and non-promotional matters.
- Serve as the embedded product marketing specialist for assigned products.
- Prepare, organize, and maintain physical filing system for all case teams.
- Create a universal naming and filing system for business contracts, COIs, NDAs, etc.
- Work with the reporting team and subject matter experts to implement changes and upgrades to the periodic risk reports.
- Coordinate logistical and travel arrangements for staff and experts.
- Analyze contract pre award, identify risks, and provide recommendations.
- Interface and coordinate with various functions within the mass timber and broader Sidewalk Labs teams, including, but not limited to, HR and Finance.
- Exceptional market research and reporting skills, the ability to source, construct, interpret data, and recommend solutions.
- Manage the annual legal entity rationalization process with legal, risk and business line.
- Provide assistance on contract management and compliance matters.
- Provide feedback to program director for program and/or course improvement.
- Review and analyze legal documents in order to determine contractual obligations and to ensure such documents accurately capture the terms of a transaction and minimizes legal risk to the company.
- Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, politicians, clients) as needed for and on behalf of the company.
- Prepare in advance for contract negotiations and renewals and work closely with the commercial lead on such negotiations.
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in pre-law and demonstrated legal experience.
- Comfortable with business process analysis.
- Fluent in legal documents such as citations and dockets.
- An excellent collaborator and communicator.
- Demonstrated business acumen and people skills.
- Comfortable gathering and disseminating information.
- Is confident when providing guidance and findings.
- An excellent time manager with strict attention to details.
Legal Advisor Salaries
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Legal Advisor Career Path
Learn how to become a Legal Advisor, what skills and education you need to succeed, and what level of pay to expect at each step on your career path.
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Legal Advisor Insights
MongoDB“Hypergrowth company means endless opportunities to grow your career and help shape the direction of the company”
IIFL“My journey here so far has been smooth and enlightening.I am expecting potential career growth and learning experience.”
Al Rowaad Advocates & Legal Consultants“I feel happy to work with this firm I get very good experience in legal field.”
Ufone“you have to work for two companies i.e PTCL and Ufone in one salary which is not even competitive at market rate..”
Iress“It offers great flexibility enabling me to manage my home life / children and maintain a good work/ life balance.”
Eversheds Sutherland“You get to work with top lawyers and feel what it is like being at the top 1%”
Wizeline“It can do this not only because its talent is excellent but also because there is a culture fit with clients.”
Yapstone“The people are smart and really great to work with.”
Frequently asked questions about the role and responsibilities of legal advisors
The typical day of a legal advisor involves assisting clients with potentially complex issues such as executing business contracts, creating succession plans, or resolving workplace conflicts. Legal advisors typically specialize in one area of law but may offer advice on a broad range of issues working as in-house counsel.
Becoming a legal advisor requires an extensive education, but the time and money spent earning a law degree are often worth it for the impressive salary. One advantage of being a legal advisor is that you can practice in many industries, which may give you the opportunity to work with a company you find interesting.
The average pay for legal advisors is €69,001 a year. However, with experience and seniority, you can typically command a six-figure salary over time. Finance, entertainment, oil, and tech are the highest-paying industries for in-house council. Establishing expertise in one of these areas can greatly increase your earnings.
Working as a legal advisor can be complex, time-consuming, and stressful. One difficult aspect of being a legal advisor is that you may put in long hours when a legal dispute is taking place. However, as in-house council, you may also experience slower periods with less activity.