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In-House
Legal Staff
Corporate - General
Min 5 yrs required
Corporate Legal Assistant Responsibilities: Work to implement all contractual agreements, including sales based programs, with required documentation and management approvals via CLEAR Workflow. Manage contract tracking process including drafting, review, editing, proper approvals, signatures, and final distribution. Maintenance of all contracts and legal documents; electronic and hard copy. Analyze contract requirements, special provisions, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures. Implement, develop and maintain the Cobblestone data base for contracts and legal documents with electronic copies via a contracts management solutions application. Assist in the negotiation of contract terms when necessary. Secure and file all contracts in a single, centralized location. Readily retrieve contracts and contract details. Track all contract commitments with the use of contract administration tools. Prepare reports for management as necessary showing the status of contracts and outstanding commitments. Communicate contract changes to management for approval. Develop contract review and renewal process to capture business and organizational changes. Work directly with General Counsel and other designees as needed. Research and investigate facts and prepare documents, as necessary, to assist General Counsel. Research and analyze law sources to prepare legal documents. Prepare and maintain document files. Communicate and coordinate with General Counsel, internal clients and outside counsel. Assist with claims, litigation matters, patent and trademark issues, and regulatory filings. Provide support and legal assistance in drafting, preparing, filing, organizing and distributing legal documents. Perform a variety of administrative and staff support services, which may include routine clerical duties. Assist, as needed, with licensing and regulatory reporting requirements. Coordinate response to legal requests and/or subpoenas . Perform all administrative functions for the Legal Department . Perform miscellaneous job-related duties, as assigned. Daily coordination and meeting planning with counsel, customers, and employees. Provide support for internal and external meetings and events. Maintain key reports and documents for the General Counsel and staff. Manage the flow of paperwork & communication. Assist in preparation of training materials. Obtain necessary information to prepare statutorily required forms for corporate filings. Accept ownership of new and different requests to accomplish company and department goals; explore opportunities to add value and improve processes. Perform various projects as requested. Embrace and support growing business demands in a changing environment.
Qualification and Experience
Requirements: A high school diploma or equivalent. An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred. 5+ years of experience in an office support environment is required. Prior experience in a corporate law department, law firm or with legal documents is required. Strong knowledge of contract and business law, practices, principles, and procedures Skills High attention to detail and accuracy. Position requires proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office programs - intermediate to advanced Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Expertise in document preparation, redlining, and proofreading is required . Research and project management skills are highly desired. Requires strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work effectively as a team member while possessing the flexibility to assist in assigned projects. Requires strong organizational skills and the proven ability to multi-task and prioritize, and to anticipate stakeholder needs without direct instruction and be proactive in addressing them. Demonstrated ability to work independently. Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of documentation both in hard copy and electronic format in an organized and systematic manner. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines. Ability to contribute to team effectiveness. Communicates effectively with all levels of management. Follows thru with assignment requests independently. Available to manage job responsibilities as required.
Requisition ID: 1160
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