Commercial Paralegal - Contracts & Transactions (Remote)

WEX, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 53,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WEX, Inc. is seeking a Commercial Paralegal to support the Commercial Legal team in the Americas, focusing on contracts and transactional work for the Corporate Payments line of business. This role allows remote work from multiple U.S.

locations including Portland, ME, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, or Dallas, TX. The role requires 5+ years of paralegal experience with commercial contracts, knowledge of contract lifecycle management systems, and strong communication and

Qualifications

• Education: Paralegal degree or certification, or bachelor's degree in Finance or Business
• License/Certification: Paralegal Certificate from an ABA accredited paralegal program, B.A. or B.S. degree, or Juris Doctorate.
• Experience: 5+ years of paralegal or equivalent experience with commercial contracts and transactional matters, including drafting and generating agreements, redlining, and reviewing contract revisions and comments
• Experience with legal technologies (matter management and contract lifecycle management systems) strongly preferred.
• Experience with all aspects of a contract lifecycle management is highly preferred.
• Previous experience working in-house supporting a line of business on the customer side.
• Demonstrated ability to learn IT applications and systems
• Hard working, dependable, curious, proactive, resourceful, and consistently follow through
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills to effectively and independently prioritize and manage a heavy workload while accountable for work product.
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Collaborative, flexible, adaptable and able to work across functions in a team-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and DocuSign.

Responsibilities

• Draft and revise commercial contracts -- NDAs, customer contracts and other revenue generating agreements such as credit agreements, program agreements, referral agreements, technology services agreements, service level agreements, and non-disclosure agreements) accurately and in compliance with all WEX policies and risk framework.
• Review customer requested changes to the contracts, work with Corporate Payments attorneys and appropriate stakeholders for feedback/approvals and revise applicable documents accordingly.
• Assist attorneys with the preparation, review and execution of various transaction documents, forms and filings in connection with the Corporate Payments line of business in the Americas.
• Assist in the migration of legacy contracts to the company's new contract lifecycle management system (Malbek)
• Drive contracts from intake through workflow routing and version control, to execution and post-signing tasks through our contract lifecycle management system, including: obtaining all relevant information, create and redline contracts, route contracts for internal review and approvals, send contracts for signatures, and update the contract record as needed.
• Manage legal matter workflow, including managing the legal request queue for matter intake in the workload/matter management system (Xakia), interfacing with internal stakeholders and administrative tasks related to completing matters for the Corporate Payments legal team.
• Collaborate with other support functions, including Finance, Compliance and Risk.
• Assist with strategic projects as necessary.
• Utilize excellent written and verbal communication skills and exercise sound judgment and independent decision-making.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract review

Paralegal experience

Transaction management

Google Suite

Education

Paralegal degree

ABA Paralegal Certificate

BA/BS in Finance or Business

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

DocuSign

Job description

WEX, Inc. is seeking a Commercial Paralegal to support the Commercial Legal team in the Americas, focusing on contracts and transactional work for the Corporate Payments line of business. This role allows remote work from multiple U.S.

locations including Portland, ME, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, or Dallas, TX. The role requires 5+ years of paralegal experience with commercial contracts, knowledge of contract lifecycle management systems, and strong communication and