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Baltimore, MD - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Position: Paralegal III
Location: Reston VA #REMOTE
Duration: Long term

Job Description:

  • The Paralegal III position is an advanced position for an experienced paralegal with subject matter expertise in a designated specialty area of the law such as corporate governance or employment law.
  • The Paralegal III provides advanced paralegal and legal support services in his or her area of expertise to the attorneys in the Office of Corporate Counsel and to other Divisions or Departments as directed by counsel; investigates and researches complex legal matters; prepares legal documents that require advanced legal knowledge of specific subject areas; assists attorneys with advanced tasks and participate in in-depth activities such as assisting with acquiring the information needed to prepare for legal meetings and analyzing information; researches complex legal issues and prepares documents that involve an expert legal knowledge of a specialty area of the law.
  • The Paralegal III must demonstrate advanced knowledge and a solid understanding of the practices rules regulations and procedures of his/her specialty area of the law.
  • The incumbent is expected to apply judgment critical thought analysis and thoughtful input commensurate with experience and as applicable to the assignment and require minimal guidance from the attorney/client.
  • Exp. with REBA TOOL IS A MUST (The term reba tool typically refers to the Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) an ergonomic assessment tool used to evaluate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in various tasks. It is not directly related to contract management.
  • REBA focuses on analyzing postures movements and forces to identify potential risks associated with awkward or repetitive movements. While a contract might be related to work involving ergonomic risks REBA is a tool for assessing the physical demands of the job not for managing the contract itself.)
  • Bachelors Degree (equivalent work experience and a paralegal certificate)
  • 7 years of paralegal work experience in the specified area of expertise in a midsize to large law firm or midsize to large corporate legal department with a focus on contracting
  • Paralegal certificate
  • 7 years of exp. in VENDOR /Legal Contracts
  • Review contracts and update the address.
  • Review draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts including but not limited to Consulting Services Agreements Software License Agreements SaaS Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements etc
  • creating editing and modifying documents in Microsoft Word Excel Powerpoint; including use of track changes and version control highly proficient in the use of Adobe and similar programs for creation editing labeling and maintenance of PDF documents as needed highly proficient in communications by e-mail Advanced

Essential Functions:

60% Work in Specialized Area of Expertise

  • Review draft and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts including but not limited to Consulting Services Agreements Software License Agreements SaaS Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements etc.
  • Ensures contracts adhere to applicable standards are internally consistent and appropriately cover the legal and risk considerations
  • In the area of expertise manage and coordinate the companys response to requests for documents and information from outside parties including but not limited to external auditors regulators enforcement agencies and litigants including the collection of documents and records maintained by other departments and the review of documents for privileged or protected information; and identify locate and provide requested documentation to attorneys or internal staff.
  • Prepare and submit appropriate and timely filings as applicable in the area of expertise.
  • In the area of expertise assist with litigation matters and matters before enforcement agencies as needed including tangible and electronic document production and discovery; document hold notices; case correspondence; internal document collection; internal investigations; assist with witness preparation; interface with administrative agencies and other external entities.
  • Coordinate with Risk Management as applicable in the area of expertise.
  • Assist counsel with reviewing and updating corporate policies and procedures in the area of expertise.
  • Maintain law legal forms and template documents in the area of expertise.
  • Support internal governance as applicable in the area of expertise.

25% Legal Research

Research will be predominantly in the Paralegal IIIs specialty area of law but also may include laws pertaining to health and health insurance corporate governance labor employment employee benefits campaign finance tax intellectual property federal and state procurements Medicare and Medicaid. Research tasks will include:
  • Conduct complex legal research for attorneys on federal state and local laws and regulations as needed.
  • Review of proposed legislation and regulations including research related to legislative history monitoring notices of proposed and final regulations and bulletins and assisting attorneys participating on legislative implementation teams.
  • Prepare written documentation memorializing research for counsel and internal clients.

15% Other Duties as Assigned

Assist with other duties as needed including but not limited to: litigation matters including tangible and electronic document production and discovery; draft memoranda and routine case correspondence; interface with opposing counsel courts administrative agencies and other external entities; assist preparing charts graphs and spreadsheets; review and organize documents; interact with attorneys clients to gather facts or other information at the direction of the attorneys; and other tasks as needed.

Thanks & Regards
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LAXMAN
Team Lead - Talent Acquisition
KMM Technologies Inc.
CMMI Level 2 ISO 9001 ISO 20000 ISO 27000 Certified

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