Paralegal
CRRC MA
Quincy, MA, United States
Full-time
We are looking for a paralegal to join our legal department to provide a variety of support on both transactional and litigation matters, with a focus on contract management, legal research, and document review.
This position will be exposed to different areas of law and will get hands-on experience on a variety of legal issues, both domestic and international.
Job responsibilities include :
- Prepare, draft, review, and negotiate strategic business agreements including, but not limited to, service contracts, NDAs, contract amendments, and office contracts under guidance of attorneys.
- Conduct legal research on a variety of areas including, but not limited to, corporations, contract terms, employment law, data privacy, and international business law.
- Summarize factual and legal issues.
- Administer and manage contract documentation and work with business departments to improve the contract review process.
- Coordinate company response and file company / department surveys.
- Organize, maintain, and assist with modifications to legal templates, union contracts and company policies.
- Organize and archive documents related to completed and ongoing cases.
- Track, coordinate, and provide timely updates on department budget, achievement of KPI’s, and legal schedules and department activities.
- Draft, review, and edit reports, memoranda, and court documents.
- Contact individuals or groups involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.
- Support attorneys with general administrative matters.
- Perform duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (BA) Required
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as a paralegal in an in-house legal department, government, or law firm. Prior experience with general contract administration and drafting, corporate maintenance, and transactions preferred.
- Ability to independently and thoroughly research, analyze, organize, and summarize issues.
- Experience with using legal databases, e.g. Westlaw.
- Project management skills with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of personnel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills that include MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
14 days ago