Legal Secretary Paralegal

THE ROLE

As a Legal Secretary/Paralegal, you will provide support to the legal department through contract management. This would include preparing templates, formatting, proofreading, and drafting legal documents.

SCHEDULE: 8 AM – 5 PM Pacific DaylightTime (11 PM - 8 AM Philippine Local Time), follows Philippine holidays

POSITION TYPE: Full Time

WORK ARRANGEMENT: Remote

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

·       Handle contract management for our general counsel clients

·       Support maintenance of library of standardized form documents, contract clauses, and templates

·       Perform and manage corporate filing requirements

·       Assist attorney team with formatting, proof-reading, and drafting documents as applicable

·       Collaborate with team members to create processes and systems to streamline activities

·       Perform other duties and projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

·       A Bachelor’s degree in the related field

·       Paralegal, legal secretary, contract management or similar experience can be considered

·       Experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment a plus

·       Experience in managing contracts; understanding and following multi-step processes, and experience in managing contract repositories a plus

·       Experience with licensing/corporate compliance and filing corporate documents with government agencies is a plus

·       Experience working with law firms is a plus

·       Experience with Microsoft 365 and Office suite, Adobe, and document management applications

·       Experience in a multi-client environment

·       Have a positive attitude, dependable and highly professional

·       Excellent written skills

·       Proofreading, attention to detail and solid grammar/spelling skills is a must

·       Adaptable and proactive in solving problems for self and others

·       Highly organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects

·       Enthusiastic and open to learning new subject matters

·       Ability to function in an autonomous environment—independent worker, self-directed