The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Contracts Paralegal supports the legal department on legal contracts matters, and drafts and revises contracts and other legal documents and communications.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Support WWP’s legal department with commercial transactions and contracts, intellectual properly, and real estate leases.
- Draft and revise contracts, commercial legal documents, and business communications, under attorney supervision. Prepare and draft reports, correspondence, and memoranda of law.
- Consult with WWP attorneys or outside counsel to obtain legal opinions and advice.
- Coordinate the intake process for legal support requests. Coordinate timely response with appropriate parties and serve as a liaison among attorneys, WWP teammates, and other third parties to effectively respond to legal support requests.
- Coordinate the collection and organization of information, data, documents, materials and other evidence required to respond to discovery.
- Maintain case files and correspondence records.
- Coordinate the company’s contract portfolio including assisting with document retention protocol.
- Conduct research on commercial issues. Review and monitor new and updated laws and regulations impacting WWP. Summarize findings into actionable summaries.
- Ensure confidentiality of all company data and information.
- Other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. Equivalent combination of education, experience, training, or certification may be considered in lieu of degree.
Skills/Experience:
- Strong written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to draft written contracts, legal documents, and business correspondence.
- Excellent editing and proofreading skills. Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Demonstrated analytical ability, and ability to utilize critical thinking skills. Good reasoning abilities and sound judgment.
- Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality deliverables while coordinating multiple projects.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills. Team player, with ability to respond with flexibility and understanding.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with tact and maturity. Demonstrated emotional intelligence.
- Resourceful, well organized, dependable, and efficient. Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency using Microsoft Office, e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated legal research expertise using electronic resources, e.g., Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning to improve competencies in writing contracts and in legal compliance to support the organization.
- High energy level, self-starter, and willing to take initiative.
- Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
- Mission-driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.
- Three years of experience working in a law firm or corporate legal department.
Preferences
- Completion of paralegal studies program.
- Five years of experience working in a law firm or corporate legal department.
Certifications & Licensure
- Certified Paralegal or currently enrolled in paralegal certification program with completion within twelve months.
Preferences
- Certified Florida Registered Paralegal.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 17 2019
Active Until:
Aug 17 2019
Hiring Organization:
Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit