Contracts Specialist – Paralegal

Contracts Specialist – Paralegal

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Five or more years of experience handling commercial paralegal responsibilities, including at least two years working in-house on a corporate contracts team
• Strong understanding of standard contract clauses, legal terminology, and formats (i.e., MSAs and SOWs), with ability to identify and mitigate potential risks associated with contracts
• Experience with contract lifecycle management programs (e.g., Ironclad, LinkSquares, Docusign CLM, Conga CLM, Icertis, Evisort, Agiloft, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to proactively work independently at managing multiple priorities
• Proficiency with electronic legal research tools, as well as monitoring federal, state, and local statutes and regulations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and cloud-based storage, filing, and collaboration software (e.g., SharePoint, Box, G-suite, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Handle commercial contracts, including Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, main services agreements (MSAs), vendor services agreements, facilities related agreements, statements of work (SOWs), event related contracts, supplier and procurement order forms, and other corporate contracts
• Review and redline contracts
• Assist in administration of policies
• Draft standard operating procedures
• Maintain insurance certificates
• Handle time sensitive government filings such as state and local business registrations and renewals
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to facilitate obtaining approvals and e-signatures
• Support team processes in automation, innovation, and the effective use of systems
• Ensure that all contracts, assigned tasks, and other legal requests will be handled promptly, efficiently, and in accordance with internal policies, playbooks, and team service level agreements (SLAs)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background in high volume, complex contract management, pragmatic negotiation skills, and an astute eye for detail
• Familiarity with technology-related legal matters, including SaaS agreements, privacy and data security issues, intellectual property, and strong interest in emerging legal and practical issues in technology
• Prior experience with supporting or managing entity formations, state and local business registrations (e.g., foreign entity authorizations) and developing or managing organized, streamlined systems for renewals
• Comfort and confidence with insurance policies and ability to assist with obtaining and reviewing endorsements, certificates, and completing other insurance-related tasks
• Interest in learning about property management, real estate or construction matters pertaining to our network of preschools
• Paralegal certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited program