Associate Principal Contracts Paralegal

Summary

The Associate Prinicpal, Paralegal- Contracts will contribute to contract management initiatives in a collaborative team-based environment to achieve OCC goals; identify best practices for contract management and implement standards and controls set by transactional counsel and contract management staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Maintain, collaborate, and improve the company’s contract management program.
• Maintain, collaborate, and improve the company’s intellectual property program.
• Maintain policies and procedures by tracking key dates, communicating with stakeholders, and monitoring publication and training process.
• Assist transactional counsel in managing Related Party Transactions and Material Agreements programs.
• Assist with maturing recordkeeping practices to permit efficient access to active contract records for the transactional counsel and business stakeholders.
• Assist with mature recordkeeping practices to refine company’s intellectual property inventory.
• Pull contracts and other relevant documentation for internal and external business representatives.
• Identify process improvements leveraging technology where needed for company-wide contract program.
• Act as business analyst for ongoing Service Now projects.
• Create record clean-up plan and standards. Supervise temporary resource in implementing project.
• Act as backup to contract management staff on the following tasks:
  • Initial response and review of Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Supervise contractual tasks and act as a backup to legal admin who performs the following tasks:
  • Assign contracts
  • Index and archive executed contracts (upload into Service Now, complete contractor profile)
  • Maintain legal tracker for all contract assignments and executed agreements
• Review trademark watch service notices.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• Attention to detail.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking abilities.
• Process driven with strong analytical acumen.

Technical Skills:

• MS Office, project management software
• Strong Excel Skills

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required

Certificates or Licenses:

• N/A