SR Paralegal/JR Attorney - Temporary (Hybrid)
GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
Experienced Contracts Paralegal/Junior Contracts Attorney
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide legal consultation on a wide range of issues.
- Perform legal research in support of internal and external projects.
- Prepare legal documents, including contracts, assignments, and others.
- Track contract assignments and consents.
- Modify legal documents as directed.
- Search, confirm, and review files in SharePoint-housed folders containing contractual and other legal documentation.
- Reviews various types of contractual documentation for completeness, locating and identifying key phrases, terms, and verbiage.
- Records presence or absence of key information in various types of contractual documentation for further processing.
- Process data from contractual documents for further processing.
- Interfaces with GP Legal, Risk Management, and Business Units, as appropriate to perform assigned tasks.
- Attend meetings, take notes, and understand assignments.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school (for junior attorney).
- Admission to the state bar (for junior attorney).
- At least two (2) years of contracts experience required, government contracts preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communications.
- Possess a high attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team as well as independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong understanding of legal terminology.
- Strong research abilities and organizational skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced high-volume environment.
Essential Skills:
- Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
- Familiarity with commercial and government contract provisions, such as FAR, DFAR, ITAR, etc.
- Experience with web-browser and Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, SharePoint, etc.,), including navigation, search, sorting, filtering, etc.
With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.
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