Paralegal - East Coast - Remote

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Requirements:

• Working knowledge of general legal and contracting principles required
• Strong communication skills, including written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with other legal advisors and business partners
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Ability to manage external counsel and internal stakeholders
• Experience with a pharma/biotech/contract research organization a plus
• A minimum 3+ years of recent corporate paralegal experience working in a law firm on global matters or in a global corporate legal team setting
• Completion of an accredited paralegal program or equivalent combination of training and experience
• A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred
• Immediate availability

Responsibilities:

• Creating and supporting the finalization of organizational documents, including powers of attorney, board resolutions, and articles of incorporation
• Manage and update the database of global legal entity corporate documents
• Respond to requests from third parties, including regulatory agencies, banking institutions, and auditors, including the preparation of response letters, and the collection of relevant corporate documentation
• Working closely with in-house counsel, finance, administration, HR, global outside counsel, and other third-party vendors to create, gather, update, and provide corporate documentation as needed to support the business
• Support in-house counsel in formatting and drafting templates, contracts, and agreements, such as confidentiality agreements, employment agreements, and related documents, notices to clients, vendors, and other third parties
• Review and negotiate confidentiality agreements
• Administer execution and delivery of contracts to internal stakeholders and outside parties, and file in the appropriate organizational filing structure as needed
• Manage the legal department's online document filing structure
• Manage filing, destruction, and retention of hard copy legal documents in accordance with the company’s data retention policy
• Responding to requests for corporate information as needed to support bids and proposals
• Assisting with ethics and compliance programs, and drafting and updating of corporate policies and SOPs
• Liaise with outside counsel and internal business partners to answer questions, provide documentation, and facilitate the registration process for trademarks, assist with name clearances, reports on status, and manage renewals
• Manage and update the global outside legal counsel database
• Coordinate invoicing and payment administration for outside counsel and corporate filing expenses