Paralegal, Commercial Segment

At ASSA ABLOY our global teams collaborate seamlessly to craft products and services that integrate into our users lives simplifying their everyday routines and enhancing convenience. By empowering users to control access we provide unparalleled peace of mind through enhancing safety and visibility.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Paralegal to support the Commercial Segment who consider themselves contracts specialists. This position supports the end-to-end drafting review administration and lifecycle management of commercial contracts across the organizations segment.

This role is intended for an experienced Paralegal or Contract Administrator and is not a licensed attorney position. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure contracts are accurate compliant with company policies and properly executed tracked and maintained within the companys Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system.

This position will sit full-time onsite in New Haven CT and report to Corporate Counsel under the Commercial Segment.

What you will be doing

• Draft review revise and negotiate routine commercial agreements using approved templates including NDAs MSAs SOWs vendor and service agreements.
• Identify non-standard terms ensure alignment with company policies and risk guidelines and escalate legal-risk or interpretation issues to supervising counsel as appropriate.
• Manage the full contract lifecyclefrom intake and internal approvals through execution renewal and expiration.
• Maintain accurate contract records within the Contract Lifecycle Management system (CLM) including tracking key dates milestones and notice periods.
• Coordinate internal approvals signatures and communication with business teams regarding contract status and processes.
• Ensure contracts contain required clauses (e.g. confidentiality indemnification insurance) and monitor compliance with contractual obligations.
• Support audits regulatory reviews and internal reporting by organizing and retrieving relevant documentation.
• Serve as a cross-functional liaison working closely with sales procurement finance operations executive leadership and outside counsel.
• Establish and maintain legal department files calendars deadlines and workflows using legal practice management software.
• Assist with investigations research compliance initiatives training support and related documentation as needed.
• Perform additional duties to support departmental and organizational needs.

What we are looking for

• Paralegal certificate or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 37 years of experience in contract drafting review and administration.
• Strong knowledge of contract structure terminology and commercial agreements.
• Experience working with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and legal practice management systems.
• Excellent written communication skills including document redlining.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word Excel and Outlook.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with procurement and vendor management processes.
• Experience using document management and e-signature platforms.

Role Disclaimer:

• This position is not intended to function as licensed legal counsel.
• The role does not provide legal advice or independent legal opinions.
• Complex legal interpretation and material risk decisions are reviewed and handled by supervising counsel.

We review applications regularly so dont hesitate apply today!

#LI-VB1

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access return we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer more secure and easier to access.

As an employer we value results not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.