Legal Counsel - Architecture Firm
New York, NY | Hybrid
Full-Time with potential for Part-Time

Our client is a renowned architecture firm located in NYC. They have an immediate need for Legal Counsel.

Responsibilities:

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate owner-architect agreements (including AIA Contract Documents), interior design purchasing agreements, consultant contracts, and vendor terms.
• Insurance Oversight: Manage the firm's insurance portfolio, including Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions), Commercial General Liability, and Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI).
• Risk Mitigation: Identify and resolve potential design liability issues, construction administration disputes, and project delay claims before they escalate.
• Intellectual Property: Protect the firm’s proprietary designs, custom furniture concepts, and digital assets through copyright, trademark, and robust non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
• Compliance & Licensing: Monitor corporate compliance, sales tax obligations on FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment), and multi-state professional licensing requirements for our designers and architects.

Required Experience:

• Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Bar Admission: Active member in good standing with the State Bar Association.
• Experience: 4 to 7 years of legal experience, ideally splitting time between a law firm and an in-house setting specializing in construction law, real estate development, or design-professional liability.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the architectural/interior design lifecycle, procurement risks, mechanics' liens, and
  standard industry insurance structures.

Why This is a Great Opportunity:

• If not open to Full-time work, this position is open to a Part-Time option as well.
• Competitive Annual Salary (or hourly rate for Part-Time)
• Hybrid full-time schedule of 4 days in the office + 1 remote day with the option for part-time consulting