Job description

General Information:
Job title: Senior Corporate Paralegal - Woodbury, NY

Description
The Senior Corporate Paralegal will work wit in-house counsel and collaborate with businesspeople throughout the Company. The Legal Department handles a wide range of legal matters for the Company, including, but not limited to, legal compliance, contract (domestic and international) review and edits, real estate leases, employment matters, class actions, trademarks, and general litigation. The Paralegal will further enhance Legal Department effectiveness by developing and organizing file information, tracking deadlines, and providing overall administrative support to attorneys and overall Legal Department.

Responsibilities

• Maintain matter organization by establishing and categorizing files, maintaining calendars, tracking meeting deadlines, documenting actions, inputting information into file database and case management platform.
• Provide administrative support to attorneys and enhance department efficiency.
• Communicate with outside consultants to navigate, facilitate, and monitor complex compliance matters.
• Handle communication with internal departments and outside counsel
• Administratively support organization of trials, mediations, arbitrations, and other Court
• proceedings.
• Prepare discovery responses and review testimony for pertinent information.
• Conduct investigations and research.
• Locate, develop, and file relevant case information.
• Monitor and track tasks that are performed on a semi-regular basis (monthly, quarterly, and annually).
• Prepare and file basic legal documents, correspondence, lease memos, timelines and share related documents.
• Answer and direct calls.
• Maintain contract lists and calendars.
• Monitor deadlines.
• Prepare requested edits to contracts, letters, and other outgoing legal documents.
• Other duties may be assigned, as needed, or required.

Skills

• Paralegal certification preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years paralegal experience.
• Familiarity with the law, legal procedures and protocols and court system.
• Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office.
• Computer proficiency- advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proficiency in English and grammar.
• Working knowledge of case management software.
• Excellent secretarial and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure for time sensitive matters.
• Ability to monitor projects to easily track status and actions necessary to complete.
• Knowledge of legal compliance as it relates to local, state, and federal regulations, experience with alcohol regulation a plus.

Education: Bachelors degree required
Location: Woodbury, NY
Schedule: TBA
Financials: $85-$90k

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Woodbury, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Paralegal: 8 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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