Paralegal Temp

Lee Hecht Harrison Nederland B.V.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Commuter benefits

401K plan

EAP program

Job summary

Lee Hecht Harrison Nederland B.V. in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support the Legal & Risk Department.

The role includes preparing and reviewing legal documents, conducting legal research, and managing data retention guidelines, as well as drafting communications for internal and external inquiries about contracts and documents. The position involves ensuring compliance with firm guidelines, coordinating with attorneys, and maintaining templates, files, and expense

Responsibilities

• Review, revision, and drafting of legal documents for company-wide business units.
• Maintain prompt communication and responses to inquiries regarding legal documents and contracts.
• Identify risks and propose alternatives to mitigate issues; conduct negotiations as appropriate.
• Legal research and assistance to company attorneys as assigned.
• Manage and direct data retention/purging procedures.
• Provide clerical support and maintain department files and trackers.
• Process invoices for outside counsel and department expenses.
• Assist with insurance policy applications, renewals, and related matters.
• Support other legal projects and update templates and forms.
• Organize and maintain legal department files and templates.

Job description

LHH is recruiting a Senior Paralegal for a company in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The senior paralegal is a position within the Legal & Risk Department which handles a variety of projects that support the department. This position will prepare and review legal documents, complete legal research, oversee data retention guidelines, as well as prepare communications for internal and external inquiries about legal documents and contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Review, revision, and drafting of legal documents for company-wide business units, including but not limited to contracts, subpoena responses and objections, NDAs, board resolutions, insurance applications and related documents and correspondence.
• Maintain prompt communication and responses to internal and external inquiries regarding various legal documents and contracts presented to the Legal & Risk Department.
• In accordance with firm and department guidance and checklists, identify risks, provide alternatives to mitigate issues and come to favorable resolutions. Conduct negotiations with client/third party procurement departments as appropriate and within designated authority level.
• Legal research and assistance to company attorneys as assigned.
• Manage and direct annual firmwide engagement data retention/purging procedures as needed.
• Serve as backup to paralegal in performing clerical/administrative duties such as maintaining department files and trackers, scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, composing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail.
• Maintain records of outside counsel and other legal department expense invoices, process invoices pursuant to the firm’s accounts payable procedures.
• Under supervision of attorney, manage process of completion and submission of firm insurance policy applications and renewals and other insurance related matters.
• Provide support to Legal & Risk Department on other legal projects as assigned.
• Organize, maintain, and update legal document templates and forms for company-wide business units including but not limited to engagement letters, standard letters, NDAs, and request forms.
• Organize, maintain, and update legal department files systems, including NovieNet and secure drive, in a logical and systematic manner.

Pay Details: $35.00 to $50.00 per hour

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• commuter benefits
• 401K plan

Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.

In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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