Title: Corporate Paralegal Location: Kansas City, MO 64114 Duration: 1 Month Assignment Shift/Hours: 40hours/week, 8am to 5pm Pay Rate starts from $30/hr
Summary: The Corporate Paralegal will provide support to the in-house legal department, including the General Counsel and other staff attorneys, and will serve generally as a liaison between attorneys and internal clients as needed. The Corporate Paralegal will assist the attorneys to review, edit and draft routine legal documents. This position will be responsible for conducting legal research and advising on various compliance issues, preparing and distributing correspondence, maintaining legal department records, managing and archiving various contracts and corporate documents, preparing and submitting various quarterly and annual Federal and State filings, and maintaining corporate licensing.
Duties:
Provide legal research support to in-house attorneys.
Assist with the preservation of documents; litigation holds and discovery requests.
Assist with eDiscovery needs and analysis using eDiscovery tools.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Requirements:
Associates Degree in paralegal studies required and 2 years experience supporting senior level attorneys or executives, preferably in the architecture/engineering consulting or construction industries, or the legal field required, OR applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement.
Must have strong knowledge of commonly used legal processes, practices and procedures.
Must be able to manage and complete multiple tasks in a timely manner, meeting applicable deadlines.
Requires strong analytical ability, critical thinking, problem solving and research skills.
Must be a self-starter who can work independently with minimal guidance.
Must be detail oriented and have strong organization skills.
Requires excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with all levels of management, clients, in-house attorneys, outside counsel, government staff and others outside of the organization, and the ability to maintain a positive, friendly and outgoing attitude.
Requires superior verbal and written communication skills, including strong editing and proofreading skills.
Must have advanced skills in all Microsoft Office applications.
Must be responsible in dealing with sensitive information, always keeping confidential and proprietary information safe and secure.
