Paralegal

Who We Are

Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We’re proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone. To learn more about our purpose and values, visit our career site at https://careers.reece.com/us/

The Company’s General Counsel seeks an outgoing and skilled paralegal with the ability to provide assistance for a broad range of matters across the company and its subsidiaries. The Company is committed to being the #1 choice and partner to its trade professional customers for their materials and supplies in plumbing, HVAC and electrical. The ideal candidate should have a minimum 3 years of experience and include corporate governance, contracts, transactions, employment, litigation and regulatory/administrative compliance. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance – assist with processing of service of process, entity creation, annual maintenance, secretary of state filings, bylaws, minutes, resolutions, stock certificates and business licenses.

Contracts/Transactions – assist with the review, revising and the organization of a variety of agreements, including non-disclosures, supply agreements, public works agreements, independent contractors, procurement, IT related, real property leases and purchases, and other general business agreements.

Employment – assist with employment and labor issues from handbook policies, training, EEO matters, to litigation.

Intellectual Property – assist with supporting internal and external IP processes for trademarks from registration and renewal to enforcement.

Litigation – assist with organizing and coordinating with external counsel, coordinating internally to facilitate gathering of documents and information and coordinating with insurance.

Regulatory/Compliance – assist with research and understanding of regulatory and compliance matters involved in the day-to-day operations - HSE, OSHA, HIPAA, etc.

Administrative – coordinate internally with Company team members, insurance carriers, bond sureties and external counsel. Assist with policies and procedures, research and developing training materials.

Skills and Ability

Professional communication with outside counsel and internally with Company personnel, leadership and executives at multiple levels of the company.

Proven ability to handle confidential and privileged information with poise, tact and diplomacy.

Critical thinking, writing clearly and concisely.

Ability to recognize and establish priorities and meet deadlines.

Highly organized, able to multi-task, work independently.

Comfortable participating in direct discussions. Not afraid to ask questions and collaborate.

Detail oriented, ability to timely complete tasks, without expecting others to complete for you.

Handle job related stress related to organizing multiple tasks.

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point. Knowledge of organizational tools such as Microsoft List and similar project management programs is a plus.

Desire to build relationships.

Following is a list of physical and mental requirements identified as necessary to achieve the essential functions of this role:

• Attendance – Ability to maintain the scheduled days and hours, including onsite presence at the assigned location as specified.
• Physical Capacities – Lift up to 25 pounds on occasion, sitting and standing for extended periods.
• Operation of Office Equipment — Job requires operation of equipment common to office settings, including computers, copiers, and other office equipment, including Near Vision, Manual Dexterity, and working in proximity to equipment.
• Oral Communication Skills – Speaking, Speech Clarity, and Speech Recognition.
• Written Communication Skills – Writing, Reading and Written Comprehension, and Written Expression.
• Mental Capacities – Achievement/Effort, Active Listening, Adaptability/Flexibility, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Category Flexibility, Concern for Others, Cooperation and Coordination, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Dependability, Independence, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Initiative, Innovation, Maintenance of Relationships, Integrity, Oral Comprehension and Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Self-Control, Service Orientation, Social Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Stress Tolerance, Support, and Time Management. 

Our commitment to excellent customer service is just part of our story.  We’re also dedicated to supporting our most valuable asset, our associates! One of the ways we do this is by offering a variety of high-quality benefits for our associates and their families.

All full-time associates are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical and Dental Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts

• Company-paid Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• 401(k) Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO) - plus paid holidays

• Parental Leave

Voluntary benefits:

• Vision

• Long-term Disability

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Additional Voluntary Benefits through Corestream

We're an equal opportunity employer and we welcome diversity and inclusion! Reece USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer— Employer Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, and any other status protected by law.