AIA Hiring New Lawyer For Work On Contract Documents
The American Institute of Architects is looking to hire a new lawyer to serve in a job as Associate Counsel for work on the AIA's Contract Documents.
Duties include:
Duties include:
- Editing AIA Contract Document drafts to ensure (1) consistency within the document and with parallel language in other related documents, (2) grammatical accuracy, and (3) conformance to the AIA style for contract documents.
- Performing legal research, and preparing case briefs and legal memoranda as needed to clarify contract issues.
- Issuing document drafts to outside organizations for comment; organizing, synthesizing, and recording, or overseeing the recording of, comments for committee review; coordinating discussion of comments, and recording committee responses and action.
- Creating and maintaining accurate written and electronic records of drafts, correspondence, and meetings.
- Writing and editing AIA Contract Document user instructions and guides.
- Writing and editing promotional, educational, and explanatory material on AIA Documents for Institute newsletters, the AIA's Web site, and other publications.
- Preparing and editing PowerPoint presentations about AIA documents for AIA spokespersons.
- Preparing document synopses and abstracts.
- Editing documents for printing.
- Assisting in developing, reviewing, and testing upgrades to the AIA Contract Documents software application.
- Attending Documents Committee meetings (as scheduled) and preparing minutes at those meetings. Providing staff support to an assigned task group of committee members.
- Rotating with other Assistant Counsels, providing assistance to documents users regarding the content of AIA documents by via e-mail and phone, and recording questions and answers.
- Representing the Documents program at official AIA functions, like the AIA's annual leadership conference and National Convention.
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