Paralegal

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides lease-related and facilities advice to the corporate Real Estate and Development Department and ABA clinics nationwide.
• Drafts correspondence to landlords and property managers related to legal compliance, leases, and legal disputes.
• Negotiates the language in real estate documents directly with landlord and/or property managers.
• Drafts and reviews vendor contracts.
• Drafts risk management documents such as client waivers and releases.
• Captures and coordinates responses to subpoenas and other legal requests.
• Supports corporate legal compliance by maintaining records and drafting legal correspondence.
• Determines necessary processes and cadences for corporate legal compliance, including management of corporate licenses and registrations.
• Evaluates Legal Department needs to determine appropriate usage of management systems, AI systems, software, or outside legal support vendors.
• Works directly with and manages relationships with external legal counsel, facilitating information-gathering as needed.
• Provides training regarding legal-related matters or tasks.
• Supports the VP of Legal Affairs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years’ paralegal experience.
• In-house experience is a plus.
• Real Estate experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification preferred.