Published: August 16, 2024 - The Contract Paralegal manages incoming contract requests, reviews and processes agreements, drafts and redlines contracts, and maintains and tracks executed agreements. This role supports the utilization of the CMS, prepares summary reports, and assists the legal team with various tasks, projects, and international regulatory filings. Additionally, the paralegal prepares materials for board meetings, maintains corporate records, and updates internal company sites with international fund and entity information.
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1. Contract Paralegal, Apex Legal Solutions, Atlanta, GA
Job Summary:
- Coordinate all phases of service contract administration
- Manage the contract request intake process, and maintain fully supported and retrievable contract files
- Collaborate with Legal and Compliance on appropriate form selection
- Gather facts and information necessary to the contracting and negotiation process
- Review exceptions to contracts with Legal and Compliance, and obtain approval
- Validate contract activity data, including but not limited to insurance validation, and contract terms and maintain contract data
- Report the status of current contract processes to Legal and Compliance
- Serve as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages
- Coordinate with Legal to analyze risks that contract changes may pose to the organization
- Manage Records and ensure that all executed documents are managed per Client Records Management procedures
- Assist in finding resolutions to contracting problems to support customer needs
- Coordinate with Legal and Compliance to ensure contract comport to all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies and procedures
Skills on Resume:
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Technical Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Time Management (Soft Skills)
- Adaptability (Soft Skills)
2. Contract Paralegal, Beacon Law Group, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Oversee the preparation, review, and revision of contracts that involve the purchase or sale of goods and services.
- Negotiate terms and conditions and facilitate contract changes.
- Implement and manage Southwest Key’s contracts administration software and database.
- Coordinate with internal departments and outside contractors, track authorizations and correspondence.
- Maintain detailed, accurate, and organized files according to the company’s retention policies.
- Prepare and disseminate information regarding contract status.
- Ensure contracts are renewed or terminated, as appropriate.
- Ensure contract execution is by company policy.
- Provide administrative, and legal support to Southwest Key’s attorneys.
- Meet with internal clients or outside professionals to discuss details of contract matters.
- Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish work while meeting required deadlines.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Management (Hard Skills)
- Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Coordination (Soft Skills)
- File Organization (Hard Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
- Policy Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Time Management (Soft Skills)
3. Contract Paralegal, Horizon Legal Services, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Assists with Code of Conduct training
- Assists ECO with auditing and clerical duties
- Prepare and maintain vendor and physician agreements.
- Prepare and maintain facility transfer agreements
- Serve as liaison between contractors, facility management and in-house corporate counsel in contract negotiations.
- Assist Accounting and Supply Chain in the completion of 1099s for physicians having income guarantee agreements.
- Review bills and timesheets submitted by vendors and physicians to ensure they adhere to contractual obligations.
- Prepares check requests for physician and vendor reimbursement.
- Accurately maintains the referral source contract log with dates and terms.
- Assists in the preparation of one-time agreements for non-staff physicians.
Skills on Resume:
- Code of Conduct Training (Soft Skills)
- Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Agreement Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Contract Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Financial Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Clerical Duties (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Management (Hard Skills)
- Documentation Accuracy (Hard Skills)
4. Contract Paralegal, Integrity Legal Associates, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Administration and updating of contract management system
- Escalating contract queries to the Contract Manager and AGS Legal department
- Occasionally document and complete contract summaries, capturing key details within terms and conditions
- Ensure weekly document control and electronic signatory processes are completed for the return of signed contracts for suppliers
- Remain knowledgeable of key processes, business initiatives and internal resources to maintain a high standard within contract administration
- Review and provide approval of final documents for execution, coordinate or review execution of agreements, manage electronic signature of documents, reject incomplete documents
- Record the status of legal reviews in contract tracking software and provide appropriate notifications to business managers and others
- Guide sales staff to ensure proposals meet Two Labs guidelines and consistently and professionally represent Two Labs’ interests
- Perform legal review and other projects delegated by the Director of Business Services, General Counsel, or others
- Support Contracts Manager and Internal Legal Counsel to create and keep updated standard contract templates and processes.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Management System Administration (Hard Skills)
- Query Escalation (Soft Skills)
- Contract Summarization (Hard Skills)
- Document Control (Hard Skills)
- Process Knowledge (Soft Skills)
- Document Review and Approval (Hard Skills)
- Status Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Staff Guidance (Soft Skills)
5. Contract Paralegal, Summit Law Firm, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Intake requests from internal customers, triage, determine appropriate contracting methodology, and advise internal customers
- Draft, maintain and manage agreement templates, including confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, vendor agreements, and others
- Generate drafts of contracts, amendments and addenda as requested by internal customers
- Review and assess agreements written by clients and vendors, evaluate against Two Labs standard terms and conditions and legal principles
- Respond with language that supports the company objectives, provide alternatives, and/or identify issues for counsel or business unit management, manage redline and routing of proposed changes
- Review all proposed agreement modifications/customizations, draft responses on behalf of Two Labs, negotiate final language
- Develop and maintain a library of alternative language/substitute clauses to Two Lab's standard contract language to be used in future agreements
- Use judgment regarding the use of alternate language
- Lead negotiation of standard and specialized terms and conditions, use pre-approved and custom substitute language and escalate issues to counsel or business unit management as the Contracts Paralegal deems necessary and appropriate
- Prepare final documents for distribution, including instructions for internal customers and clients
- Maintain document libraries and database records of all contract drafts and executed documents
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Triage and Advising (Soft Skills)
- Agreement Template Management (Hard Skills)
- Drafting Contracts and Amendments (Hard Skills)
- Contract Review and Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Negotiation and Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Language Development and Customization (Hard Skills)
- Document Preparation and Distribution (Hard Skills)
- Document Library Maintenance (Hard Skills)
6. Contract Paralegal, Vanguard Legal Experts, Boston, MA
Job Summary:
- Draft and review referral source contracts, and transactional and legal documents, ranging from routine to complex
- Perform legal, factual and other independent research necessary to support referral source contract packages
- Field referral source questions regarding professional and administrative service arrangements, physician recruitment packages, MOB leasing issues and managed care ancillary services arrangements
- Maintain applicable market rent studies and correspondence, ground and master leases in support of facility MOB leases and subleases
- Follow up with facilities regarding incomplete and/or unsatisfactory referral source contract packages
- Develop a good understanding of facts, issues, problems and solutions associated with facility operations
- Develop an approach for fulfilling the goals of regional counsel and ensuring consistency with the department
- Coordination of documents and information needed for intellectual property filings, including trademark and copyright registrations and customs records
- Managing contract execution process as well as the contracts database and post-execution contract administration matters
- Communicating and coordinating with business partners regarding deadlines and renewals
- Providing support in the drafting of commercial agreements
Skills on Resume:
- Drafting and Reviewing Contracts (Hard Skills)
- Legal and Factual Research (Hard Skills)
- Fielding Referral Source Questions (Soft Skills)
- Market Rent Studies and Lease Management (Hard Skills)
- Follow-up and Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Understanding Facility Operations (Soft Skills)
- Coordination for Intellectual Property Filings (Hard Skills)
- Contract Execution and Administration (Hard Skills)
7. Contract Paralegal, Nexus Legal Consultants, San Diego, CA
Job Summary:
- Supporting anticounterfeiting initiatives
- Supporting compliance and training initiatives
- Assisting with corporate governance matters
- Coordinating implementation of legal initiatives both inside the department and within the broader company
- Assisting with processing and tracking of legal invoices
- Manages the contracting process and serves as the lead point of contact for internal stakeholders.
- Drafts and reviews a variety of contracts in an accurate, complete and timely manner, including master agreements, nondisclosure agreements, statements of work and letter amendments.
- Manages redlines, including first-level reviews and processing and preparation of routine to moderately complex contractual provisions.
- Provides contract processing support for internal teams, including management of submissions, attorney workloads, tracking and managing deadlines and reporting on contracting metrics.
- Receives, researches and responds to internal and external questions, including status updates, contract visibility, interpretation and assistance with implementation.
- Providing general administrative support to Attorneys and other duties
Skills on Resume:
- Anticounterfeiting Support (Soft Skills)
- Compliance and Training Support (Soft Skills)
- Corporate Governance Assistance (Soft Skills)
- Legal Initiative Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Legal Invoice Processing (Hard Skills)
- Contract Management (Hard Skills)
- Contract Drafting and Review (Hard Skills)
- Administrative Support for Attorneys (Soft Skills)
8. Contract Paralegal, Resolute Legal Agency, Orlando, FL
Job Summary:
- Drives ongoing process improvements with a focus on improving the overall customer experience.
- Completes special projects to deliver on key objectives
- Responsible for preparing, negotiating, tracking and finalizing the Confidentiality Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Budgets and Letters of Indemnification as well as Amendments to these documents
- Negotiates final CDA and CTA templates with clients, and the internal project team.
- Manages all required contractual agreements with investigator sites, including distribution, negotiation of budget and language, tracking and finalization.
- Proactively identifies site contract-related risks and potential roadblocks.
- Prepares contract approval timelines with investigators and leads efforts to obtain contract approval to meet study deliverables.
- Maintains communication with clients, project team and sites regarding the status of all contractual requirements.
- Collaborates with the project team to ensure the client's deliverables and expectations are achieved.
- Liaises with internal customers to review contract or budget areas that impact the final execution of site contracts.
Skills on Resume:
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Special Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Contract Preparation and Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Template Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Risk Identification (Soft Skills)
- Contract Approval Management (Hard Skills)
- Client and Team Communication (Soft Skills)
- Budget and Contract Review (Hard Skills)
9. Contract Paralegal, Precision Law Group, Minneapolis, MN
Job Summary:
- Maintains tracking regarding site contracts and provides regular updates as agreed by the study team to the project team and client regarding status and efforts to ensure timelines are maintained.
- Provides training on clinical site contractual requirements and negotiation.
- Participates in corporate initiatives and actions that ensure the continued success of the company
- Preparing and filing applications with USCIS, including family-based petitions (I-130), adjustment of status (1-485), provisional waivers (I-601A), naturalization (N-400), employment authorization documents (I-765), DACA/TPS (I-821D), Consular Processing (DS-260) and U Visas (I-918).
- Preparing and filing applications with the Immigration Court, with a high emphasis on asylumI-589) and cancellation of removal applications (E-42b).
- Submitting supplemental evidence filings with EOIR in advance of Individual/Merits Hearings.
- Completing affidavits with clients.
- Drafting motions for filing with the Immigration Court.
- Proactively communicating with clients to answer questions and provide status updates
- Ability to effectively prioritize and organize a substantial amount of work
- Assist attorney with a variety of case tasks
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Tracking and Updates (Hard Skills)
- Training on Contractual Requirements (Soft Skills)
- Participation in Corporate Initiatives (Soft Skills)
- Immigration Application Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Asylum and Removal Application Filing (Hard Skills)
- Evidence and Motion Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Prioritization and Organization (Soft Skills)
10. Contract Paralegal, Crestview Legal Partners, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Database management of all relevant documents
- Research and analyze intricate legal document
- Redlining agreements for financial clients
- Drafting letters of correspondence
- Overviewing contracts and editing when necessary
- Responsible for offering advice on contracts
- Prepare, review, edit, redline, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts including SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, service agreements, and more
- Communicate to necessary parties on the status of agreements and verify their understanding and acceptance of the legal and business terms
- Assist with maintaining and tracking all contracts for the company, including but not limited to contract renewals, terminations, and database and file management
- Manage and maintain the company's contract management system and manage reporting metrics for the Legal team
- Provide legal training and updates to all new hires and existing firm employees
Skills on Resume:
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Legal Document Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Redlining Agreements (Hard Skills)
- Drafting Correspondence (Hard Skills)
- Contract Overview and Editing (Hard Skills)
- Contract Advisory (Soft Skills)
- Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Legal Training and Communication (Soft Skills)
11. Contract Paralegal, Zenith Law Office, Salt Lake City, UT
Job Summary:
- Assist with federal, state, and municipal registrations and filings
- Assist with general compliance and corporate governance matters
- Responsible for negotiating, drafting and finalizing agreements in support of business and consistent with contracting standards.
- Drafting, reviewing, evaluating and negotiating contracts with federal, state and local customers to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, other applicable laws corporate policies and guidelines.
- Interfacing with in-house groups, external clients, vendors and partners in connection with agreements that require legal support.
- Craft, evaluate, negotiate and execute a wide variety of different contracts covering a range of transactions.
- Create and maintain relationships with suppliers and serve as the singular point of contact for matters concerning contracts.
- Own and maintain Contract Management System.
- Own the complete lifecycle of the contract/agreement from intake to execution.
- Communicate and present information to stakeholders about all contract-related matters.
- Monitor contracts and move forward with close-out, extension or renewal according to what’s best for the company.
Skills on Resume:
- Registration and Filing Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Compliance and Governance Support (Soft Skills)
- Agreement Negotiation and Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Contract Evaluation and Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Contract Management System Ownership (Hard Skills)
- Contract Lifecycle Management (Hard Skills)
12. Contract Paralegal, Pathfinder Legal Services, Indianapolis, IN
Job Summary:
- Solve any contract-related problems that may arise with other parties and internally with the company itself.
- Maintain legal ticketing system for all contracts/agreements and activities related to.
- Preparing and reviewing contracts regarding SMG software and professional services
- Supporting sales and technology teams in drafting and reviewing contracts and seeing contracts through to full execution, including managing the electronic signature process
- Escalating legal issues and legal notices to the legal team for further evaluation or approval when appropriate
- Managing the legal team’s needed input for RFP submissions to ensure timeliness and completion
- Managing record-keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation
- Managing CRM database, filing system and all requisite data entry
- Managing vendor/subcontractor renewal and audit process to ensure compliance with internal policies.
- Assisting in planning and implementing policies and procedures related to contract administration.
- Performs a variety of duties for the Office of General Counsel.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Legal Ticketing System Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Contract Preparation and Review (Hard Skills)
- Contract Execution Support (Hard Skills)
- Issue Escalation (Soft Skills)
- RFP Submission Management (Hard Skills)
- Record-keeping and Documentation (Hard Skills)
- CRM and Data Management (Hard Skills)
13. Contract Paralegal, Horizon Law Consultants, Baltimore, MD
Job Summary:
- Manage the full contracting process for complex deals/strategic customers, analyzing business, financial, and legal risks
- Develop and communicate creative solutions and mitigation strategies for key negotiation points with customers
- Drafting and negotiating appropriate contractual language to reflect the business interests and policies of HP.
- Negotiate directly with customers and third parties to reach mutually acceptable contract terms
- Communicate with internal stakeholders to provide visibility on, and approval for, custom terms and non-standard offerings.
- Ensure compliance with audit, financial (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley), and system requirements and assist in resolving post-execution non-standard contract modification requests and disputes.
- Guide planning process for prioritizing deal support in working with senior sales and business leaders and implement Graphics sales strategy to focus on high-value activities.
- Act as a key advisor to senior sales and business leaders in the Industrial Print organization on contractual and legal issues related to sales activities.
- Provide mentoring and coaching for other Sales Operations team members on contracting best practices.
- Develop, maintain, and manage the HP Industrial Print contract template library
- Coordinate with IT and Operations teams to implement and maintain contract templates in CPQ platforms and supporting tools.
- Provide overflow/backup support for Bid Desks during peak periods and vacations.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Process Management (Hard Skills)
- Creative Solution Development (Soft Skills)
- Contract Drafting and Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Direct Negotiation with Customers (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Compliance and Audit Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Sales Strategy Guidance (Soft Skills)
- Mentoring and Coaching (Soft Skills)
14. Commercial Contract Paralegal, Legacy Legal Solutions, Kansas City, MO
Job Summary:
- Conduct legal research and develop and maintain the department's knowledge system (case law, in-depth information on specific matters)
- Take responsibility for preparing formal position papers
- Draft and manage legal templates, rules and guidelines (in collaboration with the Legal Counsel)
- Collect information from the business regarding (commercial) contracts (contact with various departments, sales, marketing, supply chain, audit, finance, etc.)
- Draft and review a variety of contracts and assessment of General Terms and Conditions
- Review and assess issues related to Codes of Conduct
- Review and ensure compliance with promotions and develop and maintain a checklist for marketing activities
- Develop, update and maintain contract templates, forms and guidelines
- Manage incoming inquiries from internal stakeholders relating to the status of contract and signatures
- Help create procedures and practices within the company to promote efficient workflows and handling of legal requests that allow the company to scale effectively
- Review and assess issues related to Privacy
- Handle administrative matters such as agenda planning, forwarding invoices, etc.
Skills on Resume:
- Legal Research and Knowledge Management (Hard Skills)
- Position Paper Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Drafting and Managing Legal Templates (Hard Skills)
- Contract Information Collection (Soft Skills)
- Contract Drafting and Review (Hard Skills)
- Compliance and Code of Conduct Review (Hard Skills)
- Marketing Compliance and Checklist Development (Hard Skills)
- Workflow and Procedure Creation (Soft Skills)
15. Contract Paralegal, Pinnacle Law Services, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Establishing, owning and maintaining proper processes to ensure that all contracts are properly completed, have been authorized, executed and then stored
- Performing checks on individual requests for execution to ensure all legal requirements and internal and group company requirements have been met before signature
- Communicate with Directors to ensure a timely signature process with signatories having access to all information they may require to have confidence in what they are signing
- Maintaining a log and regularly reporting to colleagues instances of contracts not being completed or authorized properly
- Establishing and maintaining processes to audit where instances of non-compliance with processes have occurred
- Be the champion for the communication of the Company’s contract execution processes making sure that policies well communicated, are easily available to all and are easy to understand
- Assist with the review, construction, revision and negotiation of physician agreements.
- Review, revise, draft and/or negotiate Physician professional services agreements and Physician employment agreements under the guidance of attorneys, on a timely basis so that physicians can begin providing services when scheduled.
- Collect and organize due diligence for Closings, Litigation and Financings.
- Assist with the preparation, maintenance and monitoring of certain policies and procedures.
- Act as liaison with internal clients regarding compliance with policies and procedures.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Process Management (Hard Skills)
- Legal Requirement Checks (Hard Skills)
- Communication with Directors (Soft Skills)
- Log Maintenance and Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Process Auditing (Hard Skills)
- Policy Communication and Accessibility (Soft Skills)
- Physician Agreement Review and Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Due Diligence Collection and Organization (Hard Skills)
16. Contract Paralegal, Insight Legal Group, Richmond, VA
Job Summary:
- Manage incoming contract requests, reviewing and processing of all agreements
- Draft and redline agreements
- File, manage, and track executed agreements
- Support and maintain utilization of the CMS
- Take responsibility for preparing summary reports
- Partner with members of the Commercial Legal Compliance teams
- Assist the legal team on a variety of tasks, projects, processes, and initiatives
- Provide a high-quality service level to all internal and external customers
- Prepare international regulatory filings, and liaise with outside counsel and service providers to complete the filings.
- Assist with the preparation of board meetings for various international entities, including preparing and maintaining board materials.
- Prepare and maintain minutes, resolutions, corporate filings and other corporate records.
- Maintain an internal company site to display updated international fund/entity information, including a calendar referencing regulatory filings.
Skills on Resume:
- Contract Request Management (Hard Skills)
- Drafting and Redlining Agreements (Hard Skills)
- Agreement Filing and Tracking (Hard Skills)
- CMS Support and Utilization (Hard Skills)
- Summary Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration with Legal Teams (Soft Skills)
- High-Quality Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- International Regulatory Filings (Hard Skills)