Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking an experienced General/Corporate Paralegal to join the Legal team at our Administration Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, the General/Corporate Paralegal will provide both corporate paralegal and compliance support by assisting attorneys in transactional and compliance work,as well as training & learning development and administrative assistance to the Legal Staff.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Paralegal support and project management for the Habitat legal department:
Compliance and Corporate:
** Provide paralegal support of complex domestic and foreign transactions, e.g. maintain closing checklists, prepare corporate resolutions, officer’s certificates and related transactional documents
** Coordinate legalization and apostiles for international banking and corporate documents
** Conduct KYC searches of vendors and others for anti-terrorism compliance
**Oversee regular compliance matters such as recurring and special domestic and foreign registrations
** Prepare compliance and reporting materials for government and institutional grants
**Maintain record retention policy and compliance
** support data privacy policy compliance and project management
Training and legal resource maintenance:
Assist in providing training resources to Habitat employees and affiliated organizations:
** Revise, publish and maintain legal training materials on Habitat's intranet
** Prepare and maintain contract and policy templates for reference by employees and affiliates on Habitat’s intranet
** Support Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Director and maintain ERM and governance website
** Act as a contact for U.S. call center to direct callers to intranet resources, route legal questions, and coordinate responses from attorneys
** Use Westlaw and internet to assist in legal research
Assist other paralegal work for Habitat as needed, such as:
** Coordinate dissolution process for U.S. affiliates and international organizations
** Support for trademark enforcement - Report fraudulent emails, prepare cease and desist letters and track progress
** Prepare and submit tax filings and registrations with the IRS
** Support of litigation - track case progress, coordinate responses
** File and Maintain Business, Corporate and Charitable registrations
2) Administrative assistance for the legal staff, including:
** Maintain files & Coordinate meetings
** Coordinate travel, Process expenses & Order supplies
** Prepare/Revise General Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports, PowerPoint Presentations and other Legal documents
** Photocopy & Compile records and Review/Distribute mail
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
** Bachelors degree & Paralegal Certification or Equivalent qualification
** 3 or more years of Corporate Paralegal work
** Possess strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills
** Project management and strong written and verbal communication skills
** Process oriented with a positive outlook, a strong work ethic and an even-keeled demeanor
** Comfortable in a global, humanitarian, Christian organization
** High level of proficiency with technology including Microsoft Office Suite applications (including Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat
** Proficiency with Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, or similar research platforms
**Licensed notary or willingness to obtain notary shortly after hire
** Proficiency with internal learning databases and SharePoint preferred
** Spanish or other language beneficial but not required
** Grant Management experience beneficial but not required
** Litigation support experience beneficial but not required
** International experience beneficial but not required
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Paralegal support and project management for the Habitat legal department:
Compliance and Corporate:
** Provide paralegal support of complex domestic and foreign transactions, e.g. maintain closing checklists, prepare corporate resolutions, officer’s certificates and related transactional documents
** Coordinate legalization and apostiles for international banking and corporate documents
** Conduct KYC searches of vendors and others for anti-terrorism compliance
**Oversee regular compliance matters such as recurring and special domestic and foreign registrations
** Prepare compliance and reporting materials for government and institutional grants
**Maintain record retention policy and compliance
** support data privacy policy compliance and project management
Training and legal resource maintenance:
Assist in providing training resources to Habitat employees and affiliated organizations:
** Revise, publish and maintain legal training materials on Habitat's intranet
** Prepare and maintain contract and policy templates for reference by employees and affiliates on Habitat’s intranet
** Support Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Director and maintain ERM and governance website
** Act as a contact for U.S. call center to direct callers to intranet resources, route legal questions, and coordinate responses from attorneys
** Use Westlaw and internet to assist in legal research
Assist other paralegal work for Habitat as needed, such as:
** Coordinate dissolution process for U.S. affiliates and international organizations
** Support for trademark enforcement - Report fraudulent emails, prepare cease and desist letters and track progress
** Prepare and submit tax filings and registrations with the IRS
** Support of litigation - track case progress, coordinate responses
** File and Maintain Business, Corporate and Charitable registrations
2) Administrative assistance for the legal staff, including:
** Maintain files & Coordinate meetings
** Coordinate travel, Process expenses & Order supplies
** Prepare/Revise General Correspondence, Memoranda, Reports, PowerPoint Presentations and other Legal documents
** Photocopy & Compile records and Review/Distribute mail
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
** Bachelors degree & Paralegal Certification or Equivalent qualification
** 3 or more years of Corporate Paralegal work
** Possess strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills
** Project management and strong written and verbal communication skills
** Process oriented with a positive outlook, a strong work ethic and an even-keeled demeanor
** Comfortable in a global, humanitarian, Christian organization
** High level of proficiency with technology including Microsoft Office Suite applications (including Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat
** Proficiency with Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, or similar research platforms
**Licensed notary or willingness to obtain notary shortly after hire
** Proficiency with internal learning databases and SharePoint preferred
** Spanish or other language beneficial but not required
** Grant Management experience beneficial but not required
** Litigation support experience beneficial but not required
** International experience beneficial but not required
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 18 2017
Active Until:
Dec 18 2017
Hiring Organization:
Habitat for Humanity International
industry:
Nonprofit