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Join the Abacus family of more than 27,000 employees assigned to top-rated clients, nationally.

Why Abacus?

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Excellent Culture
• Meaningful Employment
• Potential for Growth

When you apply, your experience may be considered across business verticals:

• Abacus Staffing – Multi-Client General Staffing
• Abacus Solution Group – Professional Placement
• Harrison Richard Group – Accounting & Finance
• Abacus Security Services

Employment opportunities include a wide range of placement options: project-based, temporary to permanent hire, part-time, contract-basis, direct hire and on-demand placement.

Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Minimum of 6 months experience in this position
• Flexibility to align your experience with a broad range of assignments
• Meet physical, aptitude, educational and minimum experience criteria

Job Functions:

• Provides support for wide-ranging legal contractual issues of the Vendor Services Department (Finance) with regards to drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, procurement, contract disputes, revisions, extensions & renewals
• Serve as the primary point of contact for agreements and legal review, and liaise with general counsel and external partners as required
• Manage the contract lifecycle from intake requests to signature and post execution
• Conducts legal research to interpret and analyze state and federal laws, rules, or regulations pertaining to contractual agreements and issues
• Interprets BOE policies and ensures compliance with regards to contractual issues
• Provides written or oral legal analysis to senior leadership staff
• Create template forms for contract documents used by the District
• Composes and prepares routine correspondence; prepares annual
• Serves as liaison/designee for the Executive Director to ensure best representation for the District (BOE, Superintendent, other stakeholders)
• Communicates with outside general counsel for BOE approved general counsel matters
• Ensures accuracy and timely issuance of information from winning bids/offers
• Maintains office management system for organization of contract documents from receipt from vendors through to final disposition
• Researches, drafts and prepares documents related to business filings within the school district
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Juris Doctorate degree plus admission to the State Bar of Georgia strongly preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of contract experience preferably in a government or education role with emphasis in contract law and negotiations. Superior contract writing skills and organizational skills required.

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