Contract Paralegal

About the role

Assist and provide a range of legal support to Director, Legal Affairs, Corporate Counsel, and other Knapp Departments as directed in a fast-paced, growing office.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Legal, Executive Team, and external General Counsel as follows:
• Maintain progress of tasks assigned to external General Counsel to ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide progress updates to internal and external stakeholders as needed.
• Coordinate contract review:
• Distribute contracts/agreements to designated recipients for review and comment.
• Perform quality review of required clauses and complete contract summary sheet.
• Ensure required alignment and review is done with appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Schedule internal review meetings.
• Manage editing of the agreement in real time and record all action items.
• Collect required information (i.e. tax matrix, KAG IT/Data Security review, etc.) from internal departments.
• Manage response timelines for efficient process completion.
• After above items are finalized, provide redlines to stakeholders/customers/suppliers.
• Arrange meetings, manage document review and record keeping, record action items.
• Cook up follow-up meetings as required.
• Initiate and coordinate the approval and signature process through Docusign or customer’s requested platform.
• Present contract summary sheet including non-standard clauses at handover meetings and circulate to designated recipients.
• Review, edit, and prepare draft legal documents including notice letters, requests for information and general correspondence.
• Prepare written reports and correspondence.
• Provide administrative assistance to Legal Team as needed.
• Coordinate with the Legal Executive Assistant to assist with legal documents and filings as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s Degree, or Certificate program in paralegal studies.
• 5+ years of experience working in a medium or large law firm or corporate environment.
• Experience in the supply chain industry, construction law, technology contracts and/or software contracts.
• Experience preparing legal documents and understanding legal language and terminology.
• Strong proofreading/editing skills required.
• Relevant computer knowledge and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s Degree, or Certificate program in paralegal studies.
• 5+ years of experience working in a medium or large law firm or corporate environment.
• Experience in the supply chain industry, construction law, technology contracts and/or software contracts.
• Experience preparing legal documents and understanding legal language and terminology.
• Strong proofreading/editing skills required.
• Relevant computer knowledge and experience.

Skills

• Research skills.
• Planning and organizing.
• Time management.
• Information monitoring.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Commitment to confidentiality.
• Teamwork.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks of varying priority.
• Ability to change tasks with short notice.

Benefits

• 2 remote days per week.
• Half day Fridays.
• A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA.
• Industry competitive compensation.
• Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
• 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
• Paid vacation & holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Subsidized daycare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Subsidized food delivery.
• Monthly celebrations.
• Quarterly employee events.
• Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering.

Pay

Industry competitive compensation.

Schedule

Flexible schedule with 2 remote days per week and half-day Fridays.

KNAPP is an equal opportunity employer.