Contracts Attorney

Parking Management Company•Nashville, TN

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Contracts Attorney is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts—including drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, executing, storing, and monitoring agreements with clients, customers, vendors, venues, and subcontractors, and other partners. This role ensures legal compliance, reduces risk, accelerates contract cycle times, and protects revenue by tracking all contractual obligations, renewals, and approvals across all business operations.

Requirements

Juris Doctor Degree
1-2+ years of contract administration, legal operations, or procurement experience (preferably within hospitality, facilities, or outsourced services).
Demonstrated experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating complex commercial terms including indemnity, limitation of liability, insurance, SLAs, and termination.
Proficiency using CLM platforms and e-signature tools (Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Agiloft, DocuSign).
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets to create trackers and dashboards.
Strong organizational skills, deadline management, and clear, professional written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

Cycle Time Reduction
Accelerate average contract turnaround by leveraging standardized templates, pre-approved clause libraries, and automated approval workflows.
Utilize AI and other automation technologies to eliminate manual steps, reduce administrative burden, and ensure faster contract execution without compromising quality or compliance.
Audit Readiness
Implement and maintain a centralized, searchable contract repository with full version control and audit trails.
Ensure all agreements, amendments, and related documentation are properly categorized, easily retrievable, and compliant with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Risk Mitigation
Use proactive monitoring and AI-assisted analysis to identify, flag, and escalate potential contractual risks early in the process.
Ensure key terms and obligations are clearly defined, assigned, and tracked through completion to minimize financial, legal, and operational exposure.
Data-Driven Reporting
Provide leadership with actionable insights into the full contract lifecycle, including metrics such as average turnaround time, renewal rates, negotiation bottlenecks, and time to signature.
Use this data to inform performance improvements, resource allocation, and strategic decision-making.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Draft, review, redline, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including
Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
Venue and event agreements (hotels, hospitals, stadiums, municipal garages)
Subcontractor and staffing agreements
Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and change orders
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Apply standardized language on key clauses indemnity, limitation of liability, insurance, privacy, SLAs, termination.
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Coordinate approvals per the authority matrix; manage signatures via e-signature tools like DocuSign.
Maintain centralized CLM/repository platforms (e.g., Ironclad, DocuSign CLM, Agiloft) with version control, metadata tagging, and reporting dashboards.
Track and monitor milestones, renewal and termination dates; send reminders and coordinate timely renewals or offboarding.
Support RFPs/RFIs by providing standardized legal and commercial responses (e.g., indemnity, insurance, safety protocols, privacy/data if LPR or CCTV involved).
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Build and maintain dashboards to track key metrics
Contract volume
Cycle times
Approval bottlenecks
Renewal status
Risk flags
Recommend and implement process improvements or system enhancements to drive efficiency and scalability.
Stay current on regulatory changes, legal trends, and industry best practices impacting contracts.