Contracts Administrator (In-House | Hybrid | Full-Time – Contract)

Our client is a leading engineering and construction company responsible for designing and building major infrastructure plants and facilities across the United States. The company is seeking temporary legal support to assist its in-house legal team with sourcing, negotiating, and executing key commercial agreements in support of several large, high-value projects.

This role will focus on procurement, supply chain, and vendor agreements involving complex and significant dollar values. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing contracts through the full lifecycle—from first-line review and MSA drafting through negotiation, execution, and coordination with internal stakeholders.

This is a critical, hands-on position within a collaborative and collegial in-house legal team. The role is full-time and expected to last at least three months. A hybrid schedule is preferred, with at least two days per week in the office in San Antonio or Houston; remaining days may be worked remotely.

Basic Requirements for the Contracts Administrator:

Significant experience reviewing, negotiating and completing multi-million dollar contracts (construction contracts experience preferred)
Paralegal or Legal Operations experience with a large company
Judgement and professionalism to work directly with business teams, especially procurement and supply chain
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills

Position Details of the Contracts Administrator:

Type of role: Temporary In-House Contracts Administrator
Schedule: Full time
Location: Hybrid in San Antonio or Houston

Compensation:

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $70,000 to $100,000 when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate’s preference (each candidate’s pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate’s competitiveness for the position).

Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude Attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

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About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

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Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

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