Job Description

Career Area:

Legal

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We dont just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers needs. Join us.

Description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an attorney to join its in-house legal division, as part of the Commercial Contracts Team. This individual will provide legal support on commercial transactions, with primary responsibility for drafting a wide range of agreements.

The candidate should be comfortable managing a large volume of matters, be skilled at prioritization and be able to adjust quickly to accommodate business needs.

Duties and responsibilities include:

* Drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts, including technology, services, testing, marketing and advertising, contract manufacturing, purchasing, supply, national account and others;
* Drafting sweepstakes, promotions and marketing programs;
* Working with internal clients to ensure agreements accurately reflect the business needs and protect the company;
* Counseling business clients on risks in agreements;
* Working with Caterpillars regional and substantive lawyers around the world to ensure agreements properly reflect Enterprise risk tolerances, and are otherwise drafted and managed in accordance with Enterprise Board Resolutions, Policies and Procedures;
* Working with outside counsel on a limited, but as needed basis; and
* Maintaining excellent relationships with internal clients and colleagues.

Basic Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with 6-8 years of experience, who can draft agreements efficiently and independently. The individual should have:

* A J.D. from an accredited United States law school and membership of the State Bar of any U.S. state;
* Three years of contract drafting expertise, with a preference for in-house legal experience;
* Solid work history and a strong track record of success with mid to large clients;
* Superior drafting and communication skills; and
* Strong academic credentials;
* The ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with business clients and legal colleagues.

Additional Information

Location: Cary, NC

Relocation is not offered for this position

Limited travel may be required to see internal clients and lawyers, with an expectation of approximately 5-10%.

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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