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Corporate Paralegal
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What they do
A Paralegal or Legal Assistant assists attorneys and law offices with a variety of tasks ranging from administrative support to legal research and writing. Maintains and organizes files or file databases. Conducts legal or other background research, assists with preparation for trials or hearings, and drafts documents to be filed. Uses software for electronic discovery of materials such as email for a trial. May specialize in a particular area of the law such as corporate or criminal law, family law or real estate law.
$68,904 / year median in Pennsylvania
-1% projected decline
Job Description
- Draft, review, format, and manage legal documentation and agreements
- Maintain contract repositories and document management systems
- Coordinate contract execution, filing, and renewal tracking
- Support development and maintenance of legal templates and playbooks
- Review and negotiate nondisclosure agreements 2. Legal Operations & Matter Management
- Support administration of legal matters, disputes, and claims
- Maintain legal matter tracking and reporting
- Coordinate information requests and document collection
- Support budget tracking and administration of external legal spend 3. Corporate Governance & Corporate Housekeeping
- Support maintenance of legal entity records and corporate documentation
- Support governance and corporate secretariat activities
- Support filing requirements and record retention processes
- Ensure legal records are accurate and up-to-date
- Respond to audit requests from outside auditors 4 . E-Discovery & Document Review
- Support investigations through e-discovery activities
- Collect, preserve, and organize electronic records
- Prepare chronologies, document collections, and evidence packages
- Support fact-finding and document review activities
- Maintain confidentiality and evidence-handling standards 5. Legal Research & Due Diligence
- Conduct legal and business research
- Support due diligence activities related to projects and transactions
- Gather and summarize relevant regulatory and contractual information
- Prepare research summaries and background materials 6. IP Administration
- Monitor dates for intellectual property applications, responses, and renewals
- Track and maintain intellectual property assets
- Liaise between internal teams and external IP counsel or foreign agents, and vendors
- Use IP Software to maintain and track IP files What you bring
- 3+ years of experience as paralegal in either a law firm or corporate setting preferred.
- Experience with matter management and invoicing systems.
- Experience with corporate governance & secretarial matters.
- Accuracy and attention to detail is a must.
- Ability to assist with eDiscovery tasks a plus.
- Exceptional ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
- Ability to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.
- Interpersonal skills when communicating in person, by e-mail and telephone and following the instructions effectively from attorneys and provide information with tact and diplomacy are critical.
- Experience with Microsoft Suite of applications.