Contract Paralegal

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Contract Paralegal for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in the DMV area.

The Contract Paralegal will provide experienced paralegal support to the firm's Commercial Transactions Group (CTG) within the Office of General Counsel. Working under the supervision of Commercial Transactions Group attorneys, the contractor will support a high-volume commercial contracting practice and will be expected to manage assignments independently, apply established contracting guidance, communicate effectively with legal and business stakeholders, and exercise sound judgment regarding when to escalate legal or process issues.

The role is designed to add immediate operational capacity while improving the speed, consistency, and quality of contract intake, review, processing, execution, and recordkeeping. The successful candidate will be comfortable using Microsoft 365 tools, conducting initial reviews of routine agreements against approved forms and guidance, and using approved artificial intelligence tools responsibly to support contracting workflows. The successful candidate will collaborate effectively with the other two paralegals to support the workflow of the group.

Responsibilities :

• Support business users and CTG attorneys with the end-to-end processing of commercial agreements in internal contract management system, including workflow monitoring, signature coordination, status updates, and maintenance of complete contract records.
• Conduct initial reviews of routine agreements and other designated form agreements using approved templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and escalation criteria; identify deviations and route substantive legal issues to the responsible attorney.
• Draft and revise routine contract documents, including nondisclosure agreements, amendments, order forms, exhibits, schedules, notices, and related correspondence, for attorney review and approval.
• Proofread, edit, format, compare, and finalize contracts and other legal documents through execution, with careful attention to accuracy, consistency, version control, and document integrity.
• Coordinate with attorneys, internal clients, vendors, procurement personnel, and other stakeholders to obtain information, track open items, support timely review, and move transactions to completion.
• Participate in a support role in contract negotiations within the scope directed by supervising attorneys, including tracking issues and incorporating approved revisions.
• Use approved AI-enabled and automation tools to accelerate appropriate contracting tasks, such as document comparison, issue identification, clause extraction, summarization, drafting support, and workflow triage, while validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
• Help maintain contract templates, clause libraries, review checklists, playbooks, knowledge resources, and standard operating procedures.
• Assist with reporting and quality-control activities, including identifying incomplete records, aging matters, workflow bottlenecks, recurring negotiation issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide support for the firm's trademark and copyright portfolios and related intellectual property matters, as requested.
• Conduct legal and factual research on commercial, corporate, intellectual property, and related matters, and prepare clear summaries for attorney review.
• Demonstrate the firm's values and collaborate effectively in person and virtually in furtherance of the firm's mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• Perform other assigned responsibilities as needed.

Required Skills :

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least five years of legal office experience as a paralegal or contracts professional, with meaningful experience supporting commercial transactions.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and processing commercial agreements.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, organization, and professional communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments, follow established review guidance, meet deadlines, maintain accurate records, and escalate issues appropriately.
• High level of attention to detail and comfort working in a process-oriented, technology-enabled legal environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Practical fluency with AI tools used for professional work, including the ability to formulate effective prompts, assess and verify outputs, recognize limitations, and use such tools consistently with confidentiality, privacy, security, legal, and organizational requirements.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience with Icertis Contract Intelligence platform or another enterprise contract lifecycle management system.
• Experience working from contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and defined escalation protocols.
• Experience supporting a high-volume in-house commercial legal team or procurement contracting function.
• Familiarity with trademark and copyright matters.
• Experience using approved generative AI, contract analytics, document comparison, or workflow automation tools in a legal or contracting environment.

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