Legal Support and Contracts Specialist

Express Employment International Headquarters; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybride; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Express Employment International is seeking a Contracts Specialist to join our Legal team at our Oklahoma City headquarters. This role provides hands‑on support for contract lifecycle management, drafting and reviewing agreements, negotiating key contract provisions, legal research, lease review, and responding to legal inquiries from the company and its franchisees.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of related experience in a law firm or corporate legal department and bring

Qualifications

• High school education required.
• At least 3 years of related experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
• In-house experience, paralegal, or college experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Support contract lifecycle management for commercial contracts and corporate transactions.
• Draft, review, and edit agreements for company and franchisees under attorney supervision.
• Lead negotiations on indemnity, insurance, warranties, liability, and risk allocations.
• Draft staffing agreements with internal subject matter experts.
• Review lease agreements for high-risk issues and escalate when needed.
• Triage and respond to legal inquiries via phone, email, and other channels.
• Organize and maintain contract files, templates, and documentation systems.
• Provide attorney support and handle clerical tasks as assigned.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Discretion/confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Document management

Formation

High school

3 years of related experience

Outils

Microsoft Office applications

Document management systems

Description du poste

Description

Express Employment International is seeking a Contracts Specialist to join our Legal team at our Oklahoma City headquarters. This role provides hands‑on support for commercial contracts and corporate transactional matters, including contract lifecycle management, drafting and reviewing agreements, negotiating key contract provisions, legal research, lease review, and responding to legal inquiries from the company and its franchisees.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of related experience in a law firm or corporate legal department and bring strong organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills. In‑house legal, paralegal, or college experience is preferred.

Express Employment International believes in the value of in‑person collaboration to support teamwork, creativity and connection. Employees in this position are expected to work a four (4) day in‑office schedule, with the flexibility to work remotely one (1) day each week, based on business and department needs.

Responsibilities

• Apply a comprehensive knowledge of contract lifecycle management to support and manage commercial contracts for company operations.
• Draft, review, and edit commercial contracts and other legal documents, including drafting correspondence and agreements on behalf of both the company and its franchisees, under the direct supervision of a supervising attorney.
• Lead negotiations on indemnity, insurance, warranties, limitation of liability, and other risk allocation provisions.
• Draft, review, and edit staffing agreements in collaboration with other internal subject matter experts.
• Perform detailed issue‑spotting reviews of lease agreements and escape complex or high‑risk matters to supervising attorneys.
• Draft correspondence and agreements on behalf of both the company and its franchisees, under the direct supervision of an attorney.
• Conduct legal research.
• Receive, triage, and respond to incoming legal inquiries (via phone, email, and other channels) from the company and franchisees; provide clear answers to routine questions, compile and analyze information for independent recommendations (as delegated), or appropriately escape complex issues to supervising attorneys or relevant subject matter experts.
• Organize and maintain contract files, templates, and documentation systems.
• Attorney support, as required.
• Other tasks as assigned, including clerical, secretarial and administrative projects as needed.

Education & Experience Qualifications

• High school
• A minimum of 3 years of related job experience in a law firm or corporate legal department
• In-House experience, Paralegal, and/or college experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Professional, accountable, and adaptable in fast‑changing environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and document management systems and ability to edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents.
• Strong collaboration skills, with an ability to build relationships both within a team and across external departments.
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
• Skilled in negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem‑solving.
• Strong organizational skills and good work ethic.
• Strong skills in managing details with speed and accuracy.
• Ability to use a high degree of discretion in sensitive situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Flexibility in undertaking other duties as required.

At Express, we celebrate what makes you,you. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and talents—because we know that’s what makes us stronger together. If you're excited about the role, we’re excited to hear from you.

Express Employment International supports Express Employment Professionals franchises and related brands. The Express franchise brand is an industry‑leading, international staffing company with more than 870 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, our corporate team is committed to empowering franchisees by providing world‑class support, training, and strategic guidance through a unified global network.

Ourmissionis to professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network—benefiting our associates, clients, franchisees, corporate staff, shareholders, and the communities we serve.

Ourvisionis simple yet powerful: To help as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people.