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This Paralegal position is responsible for supporting a variety of lawyers in the Legal department of the Firm. The Paralegal’s duties include managing the department’s process for engaging, paying, and monitoring the costs of outside counsel; coordinating the technology tools used primarily by the Legal department, and working with lawyers on diverse projects and operations. This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel.

Duties:

• Managing the law department’s process for engaging, paying, and monitoring the costs of outside legal counsel. 
• Coordinating the selection, purchase, training, and use of technology tools used primarily by law departments.
• Supporting a variety of lawyers in the department on diverse projects, involving technology law, litigation, transactions, compliance, or governance matters
• Assisting with proposals and presentations to senior leadership
• Helping to develop and implement processes to manage law department operations

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate required

Minimum Experience Level:

Five (5) years of support staff experience in a corporate law department or law firm.

Required Skills:

• Initiative, organization, good judgment, project management and problem-solving skills
• Pro-active communication, persistent in driving matters to closure
• Agile mindset, responds timely and well to shifting priorities, demands, and deadlines
• Team-oriented, builds relationships across enterprise and with external professionals

Preferred Skills:

• Facility with technology tools for lawyers, especially electronic billing & matter management software (example: Legal Tracker)
• Legal research skills

Work Environment:

• This is a hybrid role with at least three (3) days per week working in the office.
• Interaction with employees at all levels, external technology vendors, and outside law firms.
• Travel requirement: less than 5%

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran