Senior Paralegal, Legal Department, South Bend, IN
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Provides advanced paralegal and basic administrative support for corporate governance, general corporate and transactional matters, and litigation.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Reviews trust agreements, powers of attorney, court filings, estate matters, guardianships, and non-compete/non-solicitation agreements.
- Assists with trademark matters.
- Develops and delivers training to business units on legal topics and processes.
- Prepares employees for impending testimony in court proceedings.
- Assists in preparing and maintaining litigation holds and related reports.
- Assists in maintaining and updating corporate policy manual.
- Performs legal research and analysis and prepares summaries of various contract and operational documents.
- Provides direction and mentoring to Paralegal I and II employees (if applicable).
- Responds to daily queries from internal departments regarding various legal and related operational issues.
- Organizes, retrieves, and maintains catalogs and indexes of legal documents.
- Prepares responses to discovery/document production requests, subpoenas, garnishments, and levies by coordinating with other business units, outside counsel, and regulators to identify, collect and review documents responsive to litigation, arbitration and/or regulatory investigations.
- Completes required legal and compliance training.
- Understands laws and regulations that apply to the position and complies with the requirements.
Perform all other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
- Minimum of ten (10) years of paralegal experience required.
- Strong PC skills; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Ability and desire to master various legal and business software applications as needed.
- Advanced legal and internet research skills.
- Ability to present to groups and instruct regarding legal and related operational topics.
- Professional demeanor and the ability to exercise diplomacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Self-starter, good organization.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to meet specific deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- High degree of attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree required. Paralegal certificate required.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to travel for meetings, projects or training as needed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand and walk; use hands and fingers to operate keyboard and other office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop or kneel. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
EQUIPMENT
MS Office PC, fax, phone and standard office equipment.
