Paralegal I

1199seiu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

1199SEIU seeks a Paralegal/Contracts Specialist to support legal operations, drafting, negotiating, and administering complex contracts for the Funds. The role requires attention to detail, compliance, and collaboration with internal teams and external counterparties.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree (Paralegal certificate preferred) and at least one year of contract review experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel and e-sign platforms such as Ironclad, DocuSign, or Dropbox

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Minimum one year contract review experience.
• Knowledge of grants and/or grant cybersecurity.
• ERP, HR, KPIs knowledge; drive policy compliance.
• Experience with full contract lifecycle: drafting, negotiation, execution, renewal.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of web-based platforms such as Ironclad, Dropbox Sign, DocuSign, Adobe Sign.

Responsibilities

• Provide contract drafting, negotiation, and administration support for the Funds.
• Identify inconsistencies and deviations in contracts; propose language and escalate risks.
• Review fund accounting requests and evaluate contracts using approved templates.
• Review and revise vendor contracts and ensure compliance with policies and internal requirements.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and negotiate with external counterparties.
• Conduct targeted legal and regulatory research to support negotiations and compliance.
• Submit contracts for review and implement full life-cycle contract management.
• Prepare monthly/annual contract reports and metrics to inform decision-making.
• Serve as liaison between Legal Operations, Procurement, and Compliance.
• Perform administrative duties for Corporate Business Services.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal research

Communication

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Ironclad

Dropbox Sign

DocuSign

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide parallel legal support and assist the Legal Operations Departments with contract drafting, negotiation, and administration for the 199SEIU Funds.

Identify inconsistencies in contracts and deviations from the Funds’ required/preferred contract terms, propose/draft contract language and elevate potential risks or discrepancies to Contract Supervisor.

Timely review requests for fund accounting, review analysis, and evaluate various contracts, including but not limited to, using the Funds’ approved templates and review analytical requests to the Funds’ template management.

Review and revise vendor contracts, amend/draft legal content, comply with policies, regulations, standards, and internal contract requirements.

Communicate with internal stakeholders regarding business/purchase necessities, collaborate and negotiate with external counterparties and intelligence providers on contracts, we the FPU operates and policy compliance, services, with the procurement process.

Conduct targeted legal and regulatory research to support contract negotiations and compliance with applicable laws and industry standards.

Accurately submit contracts and documents for review, implement contract governance for full Life-cycle contract management.

Prepare monthly and annual contract reports and metrics on a timely basis to inform and effectuate identification of trends, generate ad‑hoc reports, including those to support strategic decision‑making.

Serve as the primary liaison between Legal Operations, Fund’s Procurement teams, and Internal Compliance, ensuring timely and accurate responses to inquiries for executed contracts.

Perform administrative duties and projects as assigned in management, perform the work and relevant representations for an Axis to ensure production and continuously maintain the Conduct and tailored Support provided for Corporate Business Services.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree required, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent, preferred, university graduation, qualify to acceptable degrees, university ensures legal and approved exam proficiency.

Minimum one (1) year contract review experience, knowledge of grants and/or grant cybersecurity experience, ERP, HR, KPIs, department core responsibilities required, drive compliance in policy compliance.

Experience with full contract lifecycle, drafting, negotiation, execution, renewal.

Professional communication skills, micro software office applications incuding Microsoft Word, and Excel, Excel application, proficiency, SP services, best uses it, ICS per no, investor, present-it resources.

Knowledge of web‑based platforms (Ironclad, Dropbox Sign, DocuSign, Adobe Sign).

Experience in contract advantageous systems, preferred system environment.

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders, strength across all forms.Invert, the writing was fully adapted, ensuring actionable messaging.

Outstanding ability to handle confidential and sensitive information, with compliance governance, hidden risks; encourages the subject.

Expert-level analysis, synthesis, abbreviation, output of information for briefs, draw, accounting as the end product.

Supervision and high level performance qualities, permanent portions of document, presentation, storage, contac network, building partnership.

Supervisor Experience with curved couches for bed seats, occupant decisions and new interactions.