Contract Paralegal

SGA; Rockville (MD); Presencial; USD 55 000 - 83 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Contract Paralegal for a CONTRACT assignment with a premier Regulatory client in the DMV area.

The role supports the Commercial Transactions Group within the Office of General Counsel, handling end-to-end contract processing, reviews, drafting, and recordkeeping. The ideal candidate has at least five years of paralegal or contracts experience, strong writing and communication skills, and is proficient with Microsoft 365 and AI tools used to

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent.
• At least five years of legal office experience as a paralegal or contracts professional.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and processing commercial agreements.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, organization, and professional communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 apps.
• Experience with AI tools for contracting.

Responsabilidades

• Process end-to-end commercial agreements in internal contract management system.
• Review routine agreements using templates, playbooks, escalation criteria; route substantive issues to attorney.
• Draft and revise routine contract documents (NDAs, amendments, orders, exhibits, notices).
• Proofread, edit, format, and finalize contracts with version control.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, vendors, and procurement to move transactions to completion.
• Assist in contract negotiations and track issues.
• Use AI-enabled tools to assist contracting tasks while protecting confidentiality.
• Maintain contract templates and clause libraries.
• Support reporting and quality-control activities.
• Provide support for trademark and copyright portfolios.
• Conduct legal and factual research and prepare summaries.

Conhecimentos

Legal drafting

Contract review

Communication

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Process orientation

AI tooling familiarity

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent

Ferramentas

Microsoft 365

AI tooling

Icertis

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Contract Paralegal for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in the DMV area.

The Contract Paralegal will provide experienced paralegal support to the firm’s Commercial Transactions Group (CTG) within the Office of General Counsel. Working under the supervision of Commercial Transactions Group attorneys, the contractor will support a high-volume commercial contracting practice and will be expected to manage assignments independently, apply established contracting guidance, communicate effectively with legal and business stakeholders, and exercise sound judgment regarding when to elevate legal or process issues.

The role is designed to add immediate operational capacity while improving the speed, consistency, and quality of contract intake, review, processing, execution, and recordkeeping. The successful candidate will be comfortable using Microsoft 365 tools, conducting initial reviews of routine agreements against approved forms and guidance, and using approved artificial intelligence tools responsibly to support contracting workflows. The successful candidate will collaborate effectively with the other two paralegals to support the workflow of the group.

Responsibilities

• Support business users and CTG attorneys with the end-to-end processing of commercial agreements in internal contract management system, including workflow monitoring, signature coordination, status updates, and maintenance of complete contract records.
• Conduct initial reviews of routine agreements and other designated form agreements using approved templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and escalation criteria; identify deviations and route substantive legal issues to the responsible attorney.
• Draft and revise routine contract documents, including nondisclosure agreements, amendments, order forms, exhibits, schedules, notices, and related correspondence, for attorney review and approval.
• Proofread, edit, format, compare, and finalize contracts and other legal documents through execution, with careful attention to accuracy, consistency, version control, and document integrity.
• Coordinate with attorneys, internal clients, vendors, procurement personnel, and other stakeholders to obtain information, track open items, support timely review, and move transactions to completion.
• Participate in a support role in contract negotiations within the scope directed by supervising attorneys, including tracking issues and incorporating approved revisions.
• Use approved AI-enabled and automation tools to accelerate appropriate contracting tasks, such as document comparison, issue identification, clause extraction, summarization, drafting support, and workflow triage, while validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
• Help maintain contract templates, clause libraries, review checklists, playbooks, knowledge resources, and standard operating procedures.
• Assist with reporting and quality-control activities, including identifying incomplete records, aging matters, workflow bottlenecks, recurring negotiation issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide support for the firm’s trademark and copyright portfolios and related intellectual property matters, as requested.
• Conduct legal and factual research on commercial, corporate, intellectual property, and related matters, and prepare clear summaries for attorney review.
• Demonstrate the firm’s values and collaborate effectively in person and virtually in furtherance of the firm’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• Perform other assigned responsibilities as needed.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least five years of legal office experience as a paralegal or contracts professional, with meaningful experience supporting commercial transactions.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and processing commercial agreements.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, organization, and professional communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments, follow established review guidance, meet deadlines, maintain accurate records, and elevate issues appropriately.
• High level of attention to detail and comfort working in a process-oriented, technology-enabled legal environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Practical fluency with AI tools used for professional work, including the ability to formulate effective prompts, assess and verify outputs, recognize limitations, and use such tools consistently with confidentiality, privacy, security, legal, and organizational requirements.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Icertis Contract Intelligence platform or another enterprise contract lifecycle management system.
• Experience working from contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, and defined escalation protocols.
• Experience supporting a high-volume in-house commercial legal team or procurement contracting function.
• Familiarity with trademark and copyright matters.
• Experience using approved generative AI, contract analytics, document comparison, or workflow automation tools in a legal or contracting environment.

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SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/.

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