Job Description
This role supports the Legal team in assisting with regulatory and legislative coordination within the states where we operate or plan to operate in addition to other compliance related duties. You will work under the direction of the General Counsel and provide legal support by reviewing contracts, proposals, letters of intent, and term sheets with respect to proposed transactions within the cannabis industry.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists the Legal team to ensure compliance with all applicable state, county and municipal laws, ordinances and regulations, including the specific cannabis regulations for that state.
- Analyzes and summarizes complex legal documents, including contracts, and suggesting alterations to those documents
- Performing due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts, agreements, and mergers and acquisitions
- The ability to interpret and apply legal principles and procedures and develop effective working relationships with co-workers
- Assists in the application process for entering new markets and assists in drafting and editing license applications
- Assists with implementing PharmaCann’s policies, procedures, and best practices to promote compliance.
- Stays up to date with changes in rules and regulations
- Prepare and review nondisclosure and consulting agreements
- Develops solutions to complex legal questions
Qualifications
- Strong familiarity with standard legal concepts and procedures
- Possess superior academic credentials, as well as exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with others
- Well-organized and professional, capable of meeting deadlines, and adept at managing multiple complex projects
- Exceptional organizational and file management skills a must
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent proofreading skills
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Capable of handling confidential client information in a professional and trustworthy manner
- Self-starter, high level of initiative, proven pro-active thinker
- Support company policies, goals, and core values
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
- Strong research and analytical skills, including demonstrated experience identifying and quantifying complex problems and providing effective resolutions
- Work under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
- Excellent judgment; able to handle multiple projects and set priorities
- Able and willing to handle a variety of tasks across a broad range of substantive areas and to learn new areas quickly.
- Capable of handling confidential information in a professional and trustworthy manner
Education and Experience
- Juris Doctorate Degree required from an ABA accredited school
- This is an entry-level position. Law firm experience preferred, but not required
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.