Job Description

Overview:

Our client, a Global Fortune 50 organization and one of world’s largest distributors of Healthcare systems, Medical supplies & Pharmaceutical products, seeks an accomplished Legal Support Specialist – Contract Review (Divestiture Support).

*** Candidate must be authorized to work in USA without requiring sponsorship ***

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*** Location: Remote (Richmond, VA 23233)

*** Duration: 9-month contract w/ possibility of extension or conversion to FTE role

About the Role:

• We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable temporary legal support resource to assist with a strategic business divestiture. This role will focus on supporting contract review and related tasks as part of a broader, large-scale contract divestiture and assignment effort.
• Support a large business divestiture project by reviewing and summarizing commercial contracts. Work closely with legal and business teams to prepare for the spin-off of a new business unit.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review a wide range of complex commercial contracts to identify key terms relevant to a divestiture, including assignment rights, change of control provisions, and notice obligations.
• Summarize findings and input key data points into a tracking chart or database.
• Flag agreements that may require further legal or business escalation.
• Support the execution phase by helping to coordinate Day 1 readiness, which may include assisting with agreement execution, contract assignment, vendor outreach, and sending formal notices.
• Collaborate closely with legal counsel, sourcing and procurement, and business stakeholders as needed.

Required Skills:

• Prior hands-on experience reviewing and summarizing complex, enterprise-wide commercial agreements (e.g., vendor contracts/MSAs, amendments and SOWs).
• Familiarity with contract concepts such as assignment, change of control, and notice requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities that may be competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
• JD or paralegal certification preferred but not required.

Questionnaire requested by manager (applicants must answer below with resume):

• Have you supported a legal team or business during a divestiture, merger or acquisition project?
• Are you able to work independently with limited supervision to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities?
• Have you previously reviewed commercial contracts to identify key terms such as assignment rights, change of control, or notice obligations?

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I'd love to talk to you if you think this position is right up your alley, and assure prompt communication, whichever direction. If you're looking for rewarding employment and a company that puts its employees first, we'd like to work with you.

Sam Banga

Lead Recruiter

Company Overview:

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally: as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients’ businesses forward.

Amerit Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants, with criminal histories, are considered in a manner that is consistent with local, state and federal laws.

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