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Legal Staff Paralegal in Little Rock, AR

Dentsu Nov 23,2021 Oct 19,2021 Location USA Little Rock AR
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In-House

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

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Contracts Paralegal Responsibilities: Apply best practices to develop contracts (Statements of Work, Amendments, Letters of Authorization) for various types of service engagements in the marketing domain include strategy consulting, media buys, marketing campaigns, marketing database builds, marketing analytics, SEO, SEM, advertising, and web development. Ensure the identification of opportunities to minimize contract risk and coordinate commercial risk mitigation measures. Draft and/or review contracts in compliance with company policy. As appropriate, contribute to or influence company policies. Prepare contract/commercial risk assessments and deliver contract briefings to business unit/service line leadership, as required. Coordinate the drafting, review, and proper execution of all contracts with business units, service lines, IT,HR, Legal and Finance, as applicable. Follow contract management process controls to verify contract documents are fully approved and vetted internally before presenting to the client. Responsible for timely processing of contract activities against established service levels through Salesforce tool and manage dashboard metrics. Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with an appropriate strategic commercial approach, based on contract type (i.e. Retainer, Deliverables, T&M). Support and become expert in Salesforce, the contract management system of record, for cataloging and tracking all contracts, approvals, storage of fully executed contracts. Assist in negotiating, structuring, and management of contractual documents that establish the business relationship with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and/or partners, as applicable. Provide on-demand contractual clarifications/position statements to project team members as required. Revise documents for adherence to company policy/position statements, and advice on contractual rights and obligations, and provide interpretation of terms and conditions. Collaborate with service lines to fully understand the products and/or services being provided and develop contract document templates. Assist in maintaining a centralized repository of legal documents. Monitor and recommend adjustments to commercial strategies, position statements, and contractual terms based on audits, market conditions, and changes in the law. Establish positive and productive relationships with contract requestor(s), service lines, and senior leadership involved in the contract process. Provide a high-quality service level to all internal and external customers, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and interpretations of contract language, as needed. Coordinate reporting and archiving of all contract documents.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Communications, IT, Paralegal, English, or related field. Must have 5 years of experience in contract development, procurement, risk management, Venvor oversight, negotiation, finance, law, business, or combination thereof. Paralegal experience a plus. Advanced working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint, including PDF to Word conversions), and with contract management applications (i.e. Salesforce). Proficiency in drafting contract language without the assistance of content management tools and/or software. Basic understanding of contract law, types, terms and conditions, legal requirements, and negotiation process. Strong ethics, integrity, and values including ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to agreement contents and other highly sensitive business matters and projects required. The ability to communicate via telecommunication and video calls (phone calls, IMs, emails) as well as in person. Possess the ability to adapt to changes, delays, or unexpected shifts in priorities while maintaining focus and productivity in a high-volume environment required. The ability to prioritize and complete daily workload and projects with minimal supervision and in accordance with deadlines and shifting priorities. The ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, multiple geographies, internal subject matter experts, legal staff, vendors, and clients. The ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources and present it in a meaningful and concise way.

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