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.
Areas of Responsibility:
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
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
Educational Background:
Bachelors degree & Paralegal Certification or Equivalent qualification
Skills/Experience:
- 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:
Feb 12 2018
Active Until:
Mar 13 2018
Hiring Organization:
Habitat for Humanity International
industry:
Nonprofit