Paralegal Contract Specialist

The responsibility of the Paralegal Contract Specialist is to handle a variety of legal matters and corporate issues. The Paralegal Contract Specialist prepares, reviews, administers, extends, and terminates a variety of corporate agreements or addendums, prepares agreement notice letters as requested by business leaders, manages the non-disclosure agreement process, updates and maintains symplr's customer relationship management and contract management systems, assists with litigation and dispute matters as they arise, and other matters as assigned.

• Provide contract support, including reviewing, drafting and administering, standard corporate agreements such as non-disclosure, marketing, software license and services, independent contractor, SOWs, term extensions, terminations, agreement notice letters, and other technology-related commercial agreements
• Maintain a proficient working understanding of symplr's day-to-day functions and symplr's products and services
• Assist with litigation and dispute matters, as assigned and as necessary
• Help respond to field requests for assistance with RFP/RFI/RFQs
• Ensure that symplr's corporate policies and directives are vetted, complied with, and incorporated into contractual documents as applicable
• Direct sales team members in obtaining any necessary approval(s) for non-standard contractual requests made by customer; monitor the approval(s) from the appropriate subject matter experts and release agreement when all approvals are received
• Upload all signed agreements to symplr's contract management system; update, maintain, and ensure the accuracy of an internal contract management system and customer relationship management system; assist department staff with various agreement-related projects and handle all administrative aspects of agreement processing
• Monitor agreement expirations and create agreement renewals where appropriate
• Work closely with team on all revisions to agreement templates
• Monitor supplier contractor expirations and pursue supplier contractor renewals where appropriate
• Serve as liaison among various symplr departments to analyze agreements, conduct research, and respond to cross-department questions on provisions of specific agreements
• Proofread, edit, and fact-check agreements for accuracy and consistency and review signed agreements received for handwritten or non-highlighted revisions and stamp approval
• Facilitate signature by official Company signatory on all signed agreements received
• Return copies of fully executed agreements to the third-party sales prospect, client, vendor, consultant, or supplier as appropriate
• Manage the Non-Disclosure Agreement process from start to finish, including coordinating third party revisions, execution, and updating symplr's internal contract management and customer relationship systems
• Maintain and file certain corporate records, including resolutions, board of director changes, annual reports, etc.
• Coordinate and receive board and committee signatures for documents and materials
• Create documents related to new corporate entity formations
• Prepare documents relating to the development and implementation of corporate policies and templates
• Provide administrative support for documents and activities related to corporate restructurings, formations and dissolutions; mergers and acquisitions; corporate maintenance matters; customer bankruptcy proceedings; and other matters as needed.  
• Assist with the contract process, including planning, collaboration, negotiation, and execution
• Ensure use of applicable compliance tools, including denied parties screening, FCPA, etc., as appropriate
• Work with other members of the legal team on special projects and initiatives, as requested

• Excellent time management, resource organization and priority establishment skills, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Keen attention to detail and sensitivity to confidential matters
• Ability to identify, analyze, and suggest solutions for problems, customer complaints, or questions
• Good organization skills and the ability to multitask on several projects simultaneously
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to draft, analyze, negotiate, and communicate on legal and business issues
• Familiarity with software licensing concepts such as limitations of liability, indemnification, warranties, etc.
• High proficiency with MS Office Programs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High energy, creative, self-motivated, and able to complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Works well in a fast-paced, high pressured environment with irregular hours

Qualifications Required:

• Familiarity with software revenue recognition issues
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Five years of experience in a corporate or law firm paralegal role, or commensurate experience in contract administration duties, preferably at a technology company