Corporate Paralegal: Contracts, Compliance & E-Discovery

FLSmidth; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

FLSmidth is seeking a Paralegal to provide legal, operational, and administrative support to the Associate General Counsel in North America. The role covers contract administration, legal operations, corporate housekeeping, matter management, and e-discovery to improve legal service delivery.

Responsibilities include drafting and managing agreements, maintaining repositories, supporting governance, and assisting with investigations and due diligence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a paralegal in either a law firm or corporate setting preferred.
• Experience with matter management and invoicing systems.
• Experience with corporate governance and secretarial matters.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to assist with e-discovery tasks.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to proofread typed material for contextual, grammatical, typographical, or spelling errors.
• Strong interpersonal skills when communicating in person, by email, and by telephone.
• Experience with Microsoft suite of applications.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, format, and manage legal documentation and agreements.
• Maintain contract repositories and document management systems.
• Coordinate contract execution, filing, and renewal tracking.
• Support development and maintenance of legal templates and playbooks.
• Review and negotiate nondisclosure agreements.
• Support administration of legal matters, disputes, and claims.
• Maintain legal matter tracking and reporting.
• Coordinate information requests and document collection.
• Support budget tracking and administration of external legal spend.
• Support maintenance of legal entity records and corporate documentation.
• Support governance and corporate secretariat activities.
• Support filing requirements and record retention processes.
• Ensure legal records are accurate and up to date.
• Respond to audit requests from outside auditors.
• Support investigations through e-discovery activities.
• Collect, preserve, and organize electronic records.
• Prepare chronologies, document collections, and evidence packages.
• Support fact-finding and document review activities.
• Maintain confidentiality and evidence-handling standards.
• Conduct legal and business research.
• Support due diligence activities related to projects and transactions.
• Gather and summarize relevant regulatory and contractual information.
• Prepare research summaries and background materials.
• Monitor dates for intellectual property applications, responses, and renewals.
• Track and maintain intellectual property assets.
• Liaise with internal teams, external IP counsel, foreign agents, and vendors.
• Use IP software to maintain and track IP files.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Matter management

Invoicing systems

Corporate governance

E-discovery

MS Office

IP software

Tools

IP software

Job description

FLSmidth is seeking a Paralegal to provide legal, operational, and administrative support to the Associate General Counsel in North America. The role covers contract administration, legal operations, corporate housekeeping, matter management, and e-discovery to improve legal service delivery.

Responsibilities include drafting and managing agreements, maintaining repositories, supporting governance, and assisting with investigations and due diligence.