Junior Paralegal

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

*A successful candidate satisfactorily performs these general categories of duties. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Conducting legal research and fact-checking to ensure accuracy in legal documents.
• Assist the in-house attorney with contract drafting and review, including preparing legal documents such as non-disclosure agreements, consulting agreements, and vendor agreements.
• Support senior paralegal and Intellectual Property (IP) attorney with trademark/IP matters, including but not limited to trademark/IP renewal, opposition, litigation, and other related matters.
• Assist attorneys with corporate secretarial compliance for entities, including but not limited to preparing  board minutes, authentications, certifications, by-laws, and other secretarial matters.
• Support in-house attorneys with docketing, maintaining, organizing, and filing legal documents with the internal document/matter electronic system.
• Support the implementation of new departmental technology solutions.
• Maintain and organize current files, including legal documents, contracts, and other information.
• Proofread and review legal documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and form compliance.
• Assist with ongoing projects related to the legal department's goals and help with specific administrative tasks.

¹ This list is a summary and not inclusive of all essential duties. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience:

• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree (or in college/university for a bachelor’s degree)
• Preferred: Paralegal Certification
• 2+ years of experience as a paralegal with an emphasis on IP and corporate secretarial matters

Skills and Abilities: 

• Approachable with excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work as a team player while maintaining a high degree of customer service and confidentiality. 
• Ability to prioritize job tasks to change priority and in a deadline-driven, fast-paced work environment.  
• High degree of integrity; able to handle confidential information with absolute discretion. 
• Strong initiative (drive, sense of urgency) and flexibility.  
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy, including data entry and mathematical aptitude. Highly organized and adapts quickly to changing priorities and simultaneously handles multiple projects with total accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Strong organizational and administrative skills and the ability to multitask.
• Ability to meet deadlines and follow directions.
• Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure. 
• Adaptable and comfortable with change, focused on continuous Improvement.  
• Thrive in a deadline-driven environment and can respond well to changing priorities, workflows, and information. 
• Must be able to multitask and work well under pressure. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.