Senior Paralegal, Contracts

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

📋 Description

• Deliver expert legal services with minimal oversight from a TNC attorney.

• Assist and coordinate legal services for intricate and/or high-value matters pertaining to specific business units or projects.

• Ensure that transactions and activities adhere to legal standards and align with TNC's mission, authority, policies, and procedures.

• Clearly communicate relevant legal concepts as well as internal policies and procedures to others.

• Utilize knowledge of legal liability and risk management effectively.

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, which include vendor, consulting, technology, services, and confidentiality contracts.

• Utilize predetermined templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.

• Act as a primary contact for contract intake.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to collect requirements and identify potential risks.

• Ensure prompt contract review and execution.

• Monitor contract metrics and assess workflow performance.

• Identify areas for efficiency improvements.

• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and other relevant contracting resources.

• Support the administration of contract management systems and associated technologies.

• Coordinate activities concerning the organization's trademark and service mark portfolio.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of combined legal and administrative experience OR equivalent qualifications obtained through coursework and/or relevant job experience demonstrating significant responsibilities in supporting and coordinating complex or specialized legal work.

• Legal experience in contract review and/or contracts administration.

• Proficient in conducting research online and utilizing other legal resources.

• Familiarity with MS Office applications.

• Experience with enterprise file management systems such as SharePoint or iManage.

• Knowledge of other relevant technologies.

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

• Effective communication, critical thinking, and writing abilities.

• Proven experience in editing and drafting legal documents.

• Background in project and/or process management for optimizing workflow.

• Multi-lingual skills and experience in diverse cultures are valued.

• Familiarity with tracking trademark portfolios is a plus.

• Experience in reviewing technology and data processing agreements is appreciated.

• The successful candidate must fulfill The Nature Conservancy's background screening requirements.

🏝️ 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.

• Accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.