Contracts Paralegal - poste à distance

L'entreprise Project Management Institute, Inc. recrute : Contracts Paralegal. Le poste relève de la catégorie Autres offres et se fait entièrement à distance. Aucune restriction n'est posée sur le lieu de résidence du candidat, vous pouvez donc postuler de partout.

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Are you a dreamer, innovator, thinker and a do-er who believes in contributing to something that makes difference? Make an impact. Join PMI. How will you make a difference to PMI? The Contracts Paralegal is responsible for independently reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing a broad range of contracts that support the organization's business operations. Working closely with attorneys and business stakeholders, this role facilitates the contract lifecycle from intake through execution while ensuring timely reviews, accurate documentation, and adherence to established legal processes. As a power user of PMI's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform, the Contracts Paralegal champions standardized contracting processes, supports users through established workflows, provides first-level troubleshooting, and helps ensure agreements progress efficiently from request through execution. The Contracts Paralegal will play a leading role in projects designed to update, improve and enhance contracts management efficiency. What you’ll bring to the role:

* Draft, negotiate, red-line, finalize and manage various commercial contracts from across the organization, including without limitation master services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, licenses, cooperation agreements. Handle contract review process from initial request through contract execution. Must have knowledge of key components found in commercial contracts, including, among other things, indemnity, insurance, limitations of liability, consequential damages, warranty, risk of loss, delivery and acceptance, force majeure, and payment provisions.

* Work in close collaboration with business teams to ensure timely review and execution of contracts.

* Provide guidance to PMI employees regarding contract workflows, standard language and clauses to include in contracts, and support around timing for review of contracts to ensure business needs are met.

* Participate on inter-departmental project teams as the Legal Department representative and contracts subject matter expert, to ensure that relevant contractual issues are considered and resolved, and that new initiatives are supported by appropriate contractual commitments.

* Independently resolve internal contract-related issues that may impact the organization’s ability to meet commitments to external stakeholders.

* Engage and obtain the approval of Director of Legal Services or General Counsel in cases where some compromise is required.

* Perform contract administration activities necessary to support the efficient operation of the contracting function, including document preparation, workflow coordination, and maintenance of contract records.

* Identify opportunities to improve contract processes and user experience and collaborate with Legal Operations on implementation of approved improvements.

* Lead projects to determine and implement improvements to contracting processes, templates, playbooks.

Role Qualifications:

* Bachelors’ Degree in Business or Communications or other relevant area of study. Paralegal certification and experience desirable. Law firm or in-house legal department experience required.

* Minimum of 6+ years experience in contract review and development work.

* Demonstrated successful experience with high quality, high volume contract processing.

* Demonstrated sophisticated knowledge and skill in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts; experience in not-for-profit sector a plus.

* Strong experience and skills using Microsoft Office applications. Advanced Microsoft Word skills required.

* Experience using a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform to support commercial contracting workflows required. Experience with Icertis and Jira strongly preferred.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Ability to identify potential contract language-related issues, to develop solutions, and communicate rationale for language changes effectively.

* Sound understanding of contract law.

* Ability to interpret and apply policy and established standards consistently.

* Ability to lead special projects related to contract lifecycle management improvements. Self-starter with the ability to independently conduct assigned work with minimal supervision; willingness to work without administrative support.

* Strong interpersonal, written and oral communications skills. Excellent command of the English language.

* Ability to accurately proof-read documents.

* Highly developed organization skills and attention to detail in terms of the ability to ensure that all required items and/or data are complete or discrepancies identified for further follow-up.

* Travel up to 5%

What you can expect from us We value and nurture an environment of inclusivity and diversity, and a culture of communication and collaboration. Your health, safety and well-being come first, and we believe that you should have time for your work, but you should also have time for you.. Join us and you’ll get:

* an excellent total package, with compensation and benefits based upon your geographic location.

* skill development opportunities, to help you grow now and into the future.

* access to a global network, to enrich your professional experience.

* flexible options to help balance work time and your time

* award and bonus opportunities.

The salary offer will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s demonstrated skills, qualifications and relevant experience. Let’s help make the world work better for everyone. Apply today! Project Management Institute, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Originally posted on Himalayas