Associate Corporate Counsel

Legal Counsel Position

Rausch Companies is a family-built enterprise headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, guided by faith, integrity, and a commitment to doing the right thing. From our corporate office, we lead a diverse portfolio of operating companies — Calara, Rosedale Communities, EnergyWorks, and Missio Capital — spanning real estate investment and development, rental communities, and energy. Together, these ventures shape the neighborhoods people call home and the landscapes we're entrusted to steward.

Our faith informs how we work, not just why. We practice servant leadership — guiding with humility while holding ourselves to rigorous standards of financial discipline. We think in decades, not quarters, and prioritize long-term relationships over short-term wins. And we operate with an owner's mentality: we're not managing someone else's assets on someone else's timeline, but building something we intend to stand behind for generations.

At our corporate office, you'll work alongside a close-knit leadership team with a direct view across every business we operate. We're looking for people who are sharp, accountable, and driven by purpose — people who want their work to matter and their character to count. If you're ready to build something enduring with a team that shares your values, we'd like to meet you.

This position reports to the General Counsel and assists with advising the Company on matters relating to a broad range of legal areas such as corporate, commercial, transactional, banking, litigation, collections, real estate, labor and employment, data privacy and security, company policies, document and data management, regulatory and other legal and compliance matters.

This position is based in Fayetteville, AR.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate and advise multiple departments on variety of legal matters.
• Prepare and examine contracts for internal and external legal matters including, but not limited to, banking agreements, acquisitions, leases, licenses, purchases, sales, insurance, etc.
• Advise personnel during contract negotiations and due diligence.
• Analyze proposed and established legislation and prepare legal documents.
• Perform annual audits of contract templates to ensure up-to-date status, compliance, and best practices for company.
• Supervise outside counsel.
• Contribute to all phases of litigation in cases involving real estate disputes, evictions/collections for corporate properties, employment matters, contract disputes, wrongful discharge and unfair labor practice claims.
• Provide strategic legal guidance, advice and counsel to departments in a variety of corporate, commercial and litigation matters.
• Ensure organizational business practices are in compliance with the industry's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Handle responses to agency and governmental complaints.
• Additional duties as required.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited Law School
• Licensed to practice law (and in good standing) in at least one jurisdiction

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the real estate/construction industry
• Interest in learning new areas of the law
• Experience working in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding and implementation of confidentiality and ethical principles
• Ability to work independently or on a team
• Ability to analyze complex legal matters
• Customer-focused and ability to effectively communicate with and influence business leaders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent project management skills, writing skills, listening and oral communications skills, diplomacy, finesse, and interpersonal skills
• Strong business judgment and skill in distinguishing between high and low priority legal issues
• Demonstrated ability to influence business leaders and impact decision-making

Physical Demands

• Lifting up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently and frequently moving small objects.
• Frequently sitting for long periods of time
• Walking or standing occasionally
• Must have manual use of hands and vision to use computer constantly
• Occasional out-of-state travel

Employee Benefits

• Medical Insurance – PPO and HDHP Options
• HSA – with eligible HDHP
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) – includes company match of up to 5%
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Adoption Assistance and Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• And More!