Corporate Attorney Resume

Corporate Attorneys are employed in different industries like banks, hospitals, insurance companies, oil firms, etc. These lawyers ensure their clients follow rules and regulations for conducting a business, and offer advice on mergers & acquisitions. They understand the legal issues associated with the business, perform needful negotiations, and handle corporate legal processes related to agreements, lawsuits, or compliance issues. These professionals have the state's license and a JD degree from an accredited university. These lawyers are required to work in a fast-paced environment to provide appropriate legal advice to the concerned clients. They need to demonstrate multitasking abilities to draft concise contracts, oversee legal procedures, and negotiate terms with the involved parties using sound communication skills.

Corporate Attorney Resume Sample

Carl W. King
2112 Dye Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
Phone: 601-892-7276
Email: carl.wing@anymail.com

Job Objective:

Highly skilled and knowledgeable professional with more than 5 years of experience as a Corporate Attorney with excellent negotiation and communication skills. Adept at performing M&A for the business clients as well as providing exceptional legal advice in contractual situations. In-depth information about various procedures and laws pertaining to the corporate world.

Summary of Skills:

In-depth information about corporate laws, and procedures involving management of legal mergers, joint ventures for multiple organizations
Strong background in handling different duties related to corporate law, tax law, accounting, intellectual property rights, security and bankruptcy
Familiar with various types of business entity information, and employment implication in mergers
Proficiency in creating legal documents after performing extensive research with adept writing abilities
Capable of making sound legal decisions for business matters by maintaining accuracy of business contracts
Ability to perform adequate research for clients to anticipate, and guard against legal risks
Exceptional negotiation and communication skills

Work Experience:

Senior Corporate Attorney
Sheldon Hamilton Incorporation, Scottsdale, AZ
June 2016 – Present

Performing tasks related to mergers and acquisitions for clients interested in building positive partnerships with the competitor companies
Negotiating and closing deal for reals estate clients, and helping them increase profit margin by 34%
Instrumental in adding $40.5M to the revenue for last financial year for clients
Advising clients on tax regulations, and employment implications for potential deals to prevent legal complications
Counseling managers associated with legal, and business risks about the aspects of contractual relationships
Performing research for analyzing lower performance associated with governmental financing, and achieving 14% M&A in the last quarter
Responsible for drafting operation agreements for both employees, and employers to bring transparency in the organization

Corporate Attorney
Sheldon Hamilton Incorporation, Scottsdale, AZ
April 2014 – May 2016

Took responsibility to draft corporate contracts, business leases, mortgage papers, and closing documents for multinational companies
Prepared, reviewed, and negotiated contracts, licenses, and other legal documents like vendor compliance forms or supply agreements for 100+ corporate companies
Negotiated and litigated the contract disputes for 50 clients by providing appropriate legal advice for matters including employment, and advertising
Provided legal advice to the client's management department over pending legal issues, and drafted necessary documents to protect the company's interests
Supervised paralegals and other professionals for protecting company's intellectual assets
Addressed and resolved investors or stakeholders' concerns about company audit, and maintained healthy relationships

Corporate Attorney
Mitsubishi Legal Services, Scottsdale, AZ
November 2012 – March 2014

Provided legal counseling on issues arising from expected commercial or employment based lawsuits
Collaborated with outside agencies to contact business owners in multi-owner client company for dispute resolution
Consulted with long-term clients regarding professional, and personal business matters, and provided appropriate legal advice
Coordinated with the company's relevant stakeholders in discussions involving legal or regulatory requirements, and contract deliverable
Ensured client contracts data are entered into company's databases, and securely maintained
Worked with the company management to ascertain business goals in litigation cases

Legal Assistant to Corporate Attorney
Mitsubishi Legal Services, Scottsdale, AZ
July 2011 – October 2012

Conducted research about legal laws, and regulations applicable to client's company depending on its size and type
Prepared and reviewed existing contracts, licenses and other legal documents for various companies after proper negotiation
Understood existing legislation for small companies, and drafted necessary documents under the supervision of senior corporate attorneys
Coordinated with other legal assistants in the team to prepare monthly legal case updates for 100+ cases for the upper management's review
Assisted in reviewing financial transactions including the equity/debt cases for the public or private companies before filing tax returns
Worked under the supervision of Corporate Attorney on several corporate cases

Education:

Juris Doctorate in Law
Northcentral University, Scottsdale, AZ
2011

Bachelor's Degree in Law
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ
2008

Reference:

On request.

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