Senior Paralegal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver and coordinate legal services on intricate and/or high-value matters for designated business units or initiatives.

• Assist with transactions and activities to ensure legal integrity and alignment with TNC’s mission, authority, policies, and procedures.

• Clearly communicate relevant legal concepts along with internal policies and procedures.

• Utilize knowledge of legal liability and risk management.

• Collaborate with legal team members to acquire and safeguard conservation real property.

• Evaluate grant agreements that support protective efforts.

• Draft and update contracts related to nature-based climate solutions.

• Partner with preserve staff to ensure that preserve operations run safely and efficiently.

• Perform legal research and assist with complex legal analyses.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree paired with 5 years of combined legal and administrative experience, or equivalent qualifications obtained through coursework and/or relevant job experience demonstrating significant responsibility in supporting and coordinating complex or specialized legal work, with the ability to conduct legal analysis.

• Proven experience in drafting and revising intricate legal documents and transactions, including real estate agreements and/or grant agreements.

• Commercial transactional legal experience, including knowledge of real estate and corporate legal concepts, as well as due diligence.

• Strong critical thinking and communication skills.

• Proficient writing, editing, and proofreading abilities.

• Experience in conducting research using the Internet and other legal resources.

• Familiarity with MS Office, including Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, iManage, and other pertinent technologies.

• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of tracking and prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously.

• The successful candidate must fulfill The Nature Conservancy’s background screening criteria.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care benefits.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match.

• Parental leave.

• Accrued paid time off.

• Life insurance.

• Disability coverage.

• Employee assistance program.

• Additional life and work well-being benefits.

• Flexible work environment that promotes employee health and well-being.

• Opportunities for career development.

• Flexible work schedules.