Senior Commercial Paralegal

Protingent; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Senior Commercial Paralegal in Bellevue, WA to support our company lawyers, draft and review contracts, and help manage government contracts and compliance.

The role demands strong drafting, confidentiality expertise, and the ability to coordinate with multiple departments. You will help update templates, create legal documents, and advance contracting processes company-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; J.D. a plus.
• Knowledge of contracting, corporate and legal principles.
• Familiarity with IP and licensing.
• Programmatic successes and technology improvements for legal function.
• Ability to manage end-to-end processes in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides programmatic support for the Company lawyers and reports to the Associate General Counsel.
• Prepares drafts of agreements, focusing on confidentiality agreements, and negotiates with Company lawyers.
• Collaborates across departments on contracts to support business and legal goals.
• Handles end-to-end processes for procurement contract and confidentiality reviews.
• Creates and formats documents (letters, memos, reports, presentations, spreadsheets).
• Supports government contracts and compliance requirements.
• Updates and administers legal policies, procedures, and standard templates.

Skills

Legal support experience

Contract drafting

Corporate law

IP licensing

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D. beneficial

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

SharePoint

Job description

Position Title: Senior Commercial Paralegal

Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Senior Commercial Paralegal opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides dedicated programmatic support for the Company lawyers)and will report to the Associate General Counsel.
• Prepares drafts of agreements, with a focus on confidentiality agreements, and other documents and handles both routine and first line non-routine contract review and negotiations (including confidentiality agreements) in consultation with the Company lawyers.
• Works collaboratively across various departments on contracts, including confidentiality agreements, to support business objectives and legal department’s goals.
• Provides end-to-end processes primarily for procurement contract and confidentiality agreement reviews.
• Creates and formats documents electronically including letters, memos, status reports, presentations (PowerPoint), spreadsheets (Excel), and other related documents.
• Provides legal support for Company government contracts and grants and associated compliance requirements.
• Prepares updates to and provides administration of legal policies and procedures in consultation with the Company lawyers.
• Provides support for the creation of, and updates to, standard contract templates for Company's business.
• Files, tracks and updates a variety of business and legal templates and documents.
• Understands the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
• Facilitates daily contact with Company lawyers and other Company personnel via email and phone.
• Coordinates with Company lawyers to meet business objectives and the Company legal department’s goals and objectives.
• Manages external work with outside lawyers and others regarding matters on which the Company legal team is working.
• Initiates and sustains continuous improvement in Company contracting advice, negotiations, templates, drafting, implementation and management, undertaking negotiations and contract management when needed.
• Initiates and implements technological improvements to streamline legal review and support.
• Determines priority and responds appropriately and coordinates communications with stakeholders.
• Makes recommendations as needed regarding appropriate action and follow-up.
• Conducts legal and other research as requested (electronic and other resources), creating deliverables ready to share directly with the other functions within Company.
• Provides back-up support to Company lawyers and other legal team members.
• Tracks and coordinates other matters for the Company legal team.
• Participates actively in group meetings to understand short- and long-term goals of the legal team and the business.
• Coordinates communication and service requests from various parts of the Company business.
• Assists Associate General Counsel in preparing and delivering best practices materials and training to Company organization as part of new employee orientation and on other matters.
• Performs other tasks and projects as requested from time to time by the Company lawyers and in support of the Company business.

Job Qualifications

• 10+ plus years or equivalent level legal support experience, preferably in a fast-paced and challenging environment in a company.
• Bachelor’s degree required; additional professional certifications, up to and including a J.D. a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with contracting, corporate and legal principles required.
• Familiarity with intellectual property and licensing a plus.
• Experience providing programmatic successes across and in support of organizational success, including technology improvements for the legal function
• Ability to make solid business decisions, manage end-to-end processes, think ahead, problem-solve, and multi-task in a highly dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work in a team setting and conduct and present oneself in a highly professional manner and with integrity in dealing with both internal and external clients and personnel.
• Proven ability to exercise high degree of confidentiality and objectivity.
• Proven ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback on work performance.
• Ability to accurately keyboard at 50+ wpm.
• Scrupulous attention to detail and excellent drafting and proofreading skills.
• High level of proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint a plus.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, filing, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to execute a high volume and broad scope of tasks.

Travel Required

0-10%

Job Details

Job Type: Direct Hire

Salary Range: $110,015-$142,877

Location: Bellevue, WA

Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

About Protingent

Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation - from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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