Paralegal

Summary

The Paralegal provides administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and assists with legal matters for APCO Holdings and all companies within its corporate structure (the “Company”).  

This role requires a high degree of professionalism in all interactions and communications with team members, all levels of management and departments across the Company, external vendors, insurers, and regulators. The Paralegal will, from time to time, become privy to information that is privileged, confidential and/or proprietary; accordingly, maintaining strict confidentiality of such documents and information is critical to this role.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•   Provide administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) including keeping a calendar, scheduling travel, submitting expense reports, and other duties as requested.

• Create PowerPoint decks for the CLO to be used in executive and board level meetings.
• Draft board materials and oversee board consent execution.
• Draft internal and external legal documents from templates for the CLO’s review.
• Utilize DocuSign to obtain signatures from executives.
• Interact with retained law firms.
• Main point of contact for corporate insurance broker, must have a basic understanding of corporate insurance applications and coverages.
• Maintain corporate records as directed by senior paralegal and attorneys.
• Provide support to internal departments regarding legal related queries.
• Draft correspondence.
• Limited legal research and preparation of research memos.
• Organize and archive documents related to completed and ongoing litigation and arbitration cases; serve as back-up to answer consumer complaints.
• Triage legal team’s inbox and provide initial feedback to lawyers and internal clients related to requests received.
• Review NDAs prepared and submitted by external entities and provide guidance to business units regarding acceptability pursuant to Company’s risk tolerance; Review proposed edits to APCO’s template NDA and provide guidance to business unit regarding acceptability pursuant to Company’s risk tolerance. Coordinate execution of NDA’s via DocuSign.
• Assist and/or manage projects related to integration efforts of the Company.
• Complete ad hoc special analysis, reviews, and projects as assigned. 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred).
• Associate's degree or Paralegal certificate. 
• Some experience as a paralegal in a corporate environment preferred.

Skills

• Must produce high quality work products.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle numerous projects at once, prioritize work and meet crucial internal and external deadlines while implementing creative solutions. 
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Experience with board or executive presentation materials is a significant plus, please include that detail in your application.
•  Must be exceptionally organized, tech-savvy, and thrive in a fast-pasted environment with regularly changing priorities.
•  Must be a team player, willing and able to jump in and assist team members in roles across the organization regardless of whether the need fits a defined job description
• Must be organized and have a very high level of attention to detail.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, critical thinking, and time management skills.
• Must have strong initiative and excellent follow-through skills.
• Must have the highest ethical standards and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of privileged, confidential and/or proprietary Company information.
• Must have high proficiency in use of Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to type and look at a computer screen for long periods of the day. The employee must be able to sit for long periods of time. 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and with higher degree of autonomy than a junior paralegal. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Note

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the responsibilities and the job qualifications of the position. 

Employee__________________________________ Date_____________ 

Automobile Protection Corporation (APCO) is a Drug Free Workplace as well as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants shall be considered for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.