We have partnered with Global FinTech Company that is hiring a paralegal (commercial contracts focused) to support the growing legal organization. Their technology offers solutions for trading, hedging, risk management, and more. The company's financial software supports clients of all sizes, including global banks and Fortune 500 companies.
Voted on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work and operating from all over the world, this company is at the forefront of innovation and supported by an amazing legal organization. This is a chance to gain great mentorship and work on a team that offers collaboration, inclusivity, and a dynamic work environment.
Responsibilities:
- Draft contracts according to playbooks and the company's standard forms.
- Prepare and review client contract amendments and SOW
- Correspondence regarding contract matters and coordinating distribution of documents to counterparties such as clients, suppliers, etc.
- Create issues tables to assist with the negotiation of contracts.
- Coordinating internal signature process.
- File management; including daily filing and organization.
- Ad hoc legal research as needed on corporate topics and organization of research files and memoranda.
- Assisting with the engagement and management of external legal counsel.
- Filing legal matters and data/records management.
Qualifications:
- At least 3+ years experience as a paralegal with responsibility for contract administration and management matters.
- Paralegal certification (e.g. NFPA, NALA) is a plus.
- Ability to master commercial proposals and extensive proofreading experience.
- Excellent MS Word and data management skills.
- Familiarity with drafting aspects of software license agreements, amendments and statements of work (including detailed commercial exhibits and provisions) is a plus.
- Previous work experience with a software or technology company, or with a law firm department providing intellectual property law and/or technology law services, is desirable.
If you have any questions you can reach me at:
Emma.sousa@larsonmaddox.com
646-253-0229
