Senior Commercial Paralegal

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Commercial Paralegal


Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Senior Commercial Paralegal opportunity.


Job Responsibilities:

• Provides dedicated programmatic support for the Company lawyers)and will report to the Associate General Counsel.
• Prepares drafts of agreements, with a focus on confidentiality agreements, and other documents and handles both routine and first line non-routine contract review and negotiations (including confidentiality agreements) in consultation with the Company lawyers.
• Works collaboratively across various departments on contracts, including confidentiality agreements, to support business objectives and legal department's goals.
• Provides end-to-end processes primarily for procurement contract and confidentiality agreement reviews.
• Creates and formats documents electronically including letters, memos, status reports, presentations (PowerPoint), spreadsheets (Excel), and other related documents.
• Provides legal support for Company government contracts and grants and associated compliance requirements.
• Prepares updates to and provides administration of legal policies and procedures in consultation with the Company lawyers.
• Provides support for the creation of, and updates to, standard contract templates for Company's business.
• Files, tracks and updates a variety of business and legal templates and documents.
• Understands the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
• Facilitates daily contact with Company lawyers and other Company personnel via email and phone.
• Coordinates with Company lawyers to meet business objectives and the Company legal department's goals and objectives.
• Manages external work with outside lawyers and others regarding matters on which the Company legal team is working.
• Initiates and sustains continuous improvement in Company contracting advice, negotiations, templates, drafting, implementation and management, undertaking negotiations and contract management when needed.
• Initiates and implements technological improvements to streamline legal review and support.
• Determines priority and responds appropriately and coordinates communications with stakeholders. Makes recommendations as needed regarding appropriate action and follow-up.
• Conducts legal and other research as requested (electronic and other resources), creating deliverables ready to share directly with the other functions within Company.
• Provides back-up support to Company lawyers and other legal team members.
• Tracks and coordinates other matters for the Company legal team.
• Participates actively in group meetings to understand short- and long-term goals of the legal team and the business.
• Coordinates communication and service requests from various parts of the Company business.
• Assists Associate General Counsel in preparing and delivering best practices materials and training to Company organization as part of new employee orientation and on other matters.
• Performs other tasks and projects as requested from time to time by the Company lawyers and in support of the Company business.

Job Qualifications:

• 10+ plus years or equivalent level legal support experience, preferably in a fast-paced and challenging environment in a company.
• Bachelor's degree required; additional professional certifications, up to and including a J.D. a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with contracting, corporate and legal principles required.
• Familiarity with intellectual property and licensing a plus.
• Experience providing programmatic successes across and in support of organizational success, including technology improvements for the legal function
• Ability to make solid business decisions, manage end-to-end processes, think ahead, problem-solve, and multi-task in a highly dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work in a team setting and conduct and present oneself in a highly professional manner and with integrity in dealing with both internal and external clients and personnel.
• Proven ability to exercise high degree of confidentiality and objectivity.
• Proven ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback on work performance.
• Ability to accurately keyboard at 50+ wpm.
• Scrupulous attention to detail and excellent drafting and proofreading skills.
• High level of proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint a plus.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, filing, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to execute a high volume and broad scope of tasks.
• Travel Required: 0-10%

Job Details:

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Salary Range: $110,015-$142,877
• Location: Bellevue, WA
• Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

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