Paralegal

T he Paralegal supports the Legal Department with contract drafting, review, analysis, and administration, as well as litigation, regulatory, transactional, compliance, and other general legal matters. Reporting to the Senior Paralegal and working under the direction of Company attorneys, the Paralegal assists with preparing and reviewing contracts, identifying key provisions and potential issues, maintaining legal records, tracking deadlines, and coordinating workflows that enable the Legal Department to operate efficiently and effectively.

This role requires a working knowledge of contracts, strong analytical and drafting skills, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently. The Paralegal will collaborate with attorneys, internal business teams, and outside counsel

to ensure contracts and other legal matters are completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with Company requirements. The Paralegal may also provide routine legal support directly to internal clients or under the supervision of Company attorneys, as appropriate.

Contract Drafting, Review, and Administration

Assist with drafting, reviewing, revising, and formatting contracts using approved templates, clauses, and guidance.

Analyze agreements for key terms, obligations, deadlines, risks, inconsistencies, and nonstandard provisions, escalating issues as appropriate.

Compare contract versions, prepare initial markups, and summarize material changes and provisions.

Prepare routine agreements and related documents, including amendments, addenda, assignments, renewals, termination notices, and nondisclosure agreements.

Review contracts for accuracy, completeness, consistent defined terms, cross-references, exhibits, signature blocks, and required attachments.

Coordinate contract intake, approvals, signatures, execution, distribution, and filing.

Maintain contract files, trackers, templates, clause libraries, and contract-management systems.

Gather supporting information, respond to contract-related inquiries, and assist with audits, due diligence, and records requests.

Support improvements to contract review, approval, execution, and record-retention processes.

Legal Support, Operations, and Records Management

Conduct legal and regulatory research under the direction of the Senior Paralegal or Company attorneys.

Collect and organize documents for audits, due diligence, investigations, regulatory requests, litigation, real estate matters, and corporate transactions.

Maintain accurate legal files, databases, trackers, calendars, and workflow systems in accordance with filing and record-retention requirements.

Monitor deadlines, protect confidential information, and provide timely updates on assigned matters.

Assist with improving contract-management and Legal Department processes.

Support special projects and other legal matters as assigned.