Corporate Paralegal – Contracts and Legal Operations

Responsibilities

• Manage a database of legal entity data and organizational documents and maintain a current legal entity organizational chart.
• Participate in corporate projects to simplify legal entity structure, including assisting with entity management, formation and dissolution, as well as various annual requirements and communication with state agents.
• Provide contract support, including managing a database of contracts and assisting with contract review workflow and prioritization.
• Perform contract reviews, including drafting and redlining agreements (e.g., NDAs, vendor and customer contracts).
• Collaborate with legal department and cross-functional teams on special projects and initiatives, corporate transactions, and M&A; assist with transaction due diligence.
• Support litigation matters, including preparation of responses to discovery requests, subpoenas, and management of legal hold and eDiscovery activities.
• Provide support to colleagues in legal department for completion of tasks and general corporate legal matters.
• Process invoices and manage electronic signatures.
• Act as a notary public for corporate office.
• Other duties as assigned by internal counsel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and/or ABA approved Paralegal Certificate.
• 5+ years of experience in an in-house legal department required.
• Ability to effectively track and manage multiple projects.
• Sense of urgency and respect for deadlines without compromising work quality.
• Experience with analyzing, drafting, reviewing, and managing complex legal documents, especially contracts.
• Extremely organized with strong project management skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate at the highest level of discretion.
• Excellent skills in Database Management/Reporting and Microsoft Office, including Teams, Sharepoint and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with contract management systems a plus.