In-House Contracts Paralegal & Risk Advisor

Suburban Automotive Services; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Suburban Automotive Services seeks an experienced paralegal to review, draft, negotiate, and administer a broad range of commercial agreements. You will partner with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, Sales, and executives to understand business needs and deliver practical solutions while balancing risk.

The role emphasizes reducing outside counsel reliance for routine matters, maintaining centralized contract processes, and guiding internal teams on standard terms.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an accredited program.
• 5+ years of relevant paralegal, contracts, or corporate legal experience, preferably in an in-house corporate environment or law firm with a significant commercial-contract practice.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and redlining commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of common commercial contract provisions and associated business risks.
• Ability to distinguish routine contractual issues from matters requiring attorney involvement.
• Excellent written communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining the ability to understand broader business objectives.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and priorities in a fast-paced business environment.
• Comfortable interacting directly with executives, business leaders, customers, suppliers, and outside counsel.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, revise, and coordinate negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements, including vendor and supplier agreements, service and professional services agreements, employment agreements and related employment documents, NDAs, new business and customer agreements, automotive OEM agreements and related commercial documentation, purchasing terms and conditions, software, technology, and licensing agreements, and other contracts.
• Review contracts for key business and legal risks, including indemnification, limitation of liability, warranties, insurance, confidentiality, IP, termination rights, payment terms, dispute resolution, and governing law.
• Prepare contract redlines and proposed revisions consistent with company standards and established risk parameters.
• Work with Purchasing, Operations, HR, Finance, Sales/BD, and exec leadership to understand business purpose and propose practical solutions.
• Support negotiations with vendors, customers, OEMs, suppliers, and partners.
• Identify provisions requiring escalation to executive leadership or outside counsel and coordinate with them as needed.
• Help establish guidelines for internal handling of agreements and when attorney review is necessary.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Communication

Attention to detail

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

Suburban Automotive Services seeks an experienced paralegal to review, draft, negotiate, and administer a broad range of commercial agreements. You will partner with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, Sales, and executives to understand business needs and deliver practical solutions while balancing risk.

The role emphasizes reducing outside counsel reliance for routine matters, maintaining centralized contract processes, and guiding internal teams on standard terms.