Senior Paralegal

Novogradac & Company LLP; Naples (FL); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Dress for your day policy

ERGs and affinity groups

Job summary

Novogradac & Company LLP is seeking a senior paralegal in the Legal & Risk Department. The role handles drafting and reviewing legal documents, conducts legal research, and oversees data retention and communications about contracts.

The position supports multiple business units and may involve remote or hybrid work depending on needs. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of experience or equivalent balance, and preferred law degree or paralegal certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area plus a minimum of 10 years of work experience, and/or appropriate balance of education and work experience.
• Law degree/Paralegal certification highly preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in particular the ability to interpret complex policies and law and translate them clearly.
• Excellent attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive work-related information.
• Ability to effectively prioritize a fast-paced and varied workload, effectively manage a variety of concurrent and shifting priorities.
• Strong problem solving/analysis skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Strong computer skills, including solid skill in the Microsoft Office suite (prefer advanced skill in Excel).
• Accounting acumen a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review, revision, and drafting of legal documents for company-wide business units, including 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.
• 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 company-wide engagement data retention/purging procedures as needed.
• Perform 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 company’s accounts payable procedures.
• Under supervision of attorney, manage process of responding to subpoenas and requests for documents and coordinate with outside counsel as required.
• 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 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.

Skills

Legal drafting

Legal research

Communication

Confidentiality

Prioritization

Problem solving

Customer service

Attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

NovieNet

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing! We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Dare to bring your unique perspective? At Novogradac, we value individuals who bring unique perspectives and bold ideas. If you’re eager to contribute to an inclusive, innovative environment where your personal and professional growth is encouraged and supported, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us.

Position Summary

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. The firm has one available position in either Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Cleveland, OH; Naples, FL; Malvern, PA; St.Louis, MO; OR Toms River, NJ. Some positions at Novogradac may be open to remote or hybrid work arrangements depending on business needs.

Your Contributions and 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 company 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 company-wide engagement data retention/purging procedures as needed.
• Perform 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 company’s accounts payable procedures.
• Under supervision of attorney, manage process of responding to subpoenas and requests for documents and coordinate with outside counsel as required.
• 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.

Your Background and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in related area plus a minimum of 10 years of work experience, and/or appropriate balance of education and work experience.
• Law degree/Paralegal certification highly preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in particular the ability to interpret complex policies and law and translate them clearly.
• Excellent attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive work-related information.
• Ability to effectively prioritize a fast-paced and varied workload, effectively manage a variety of concurrent and shifting priorities.
• Strong problem solving/analysis skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Strong computer skills, including solid skill in the Microsoft Office suite (prefer advanced skill in Excel).
• Accounting acumen a plus.
• Able to work additional hours, nights and/or weekends on occasion as needed.

Why work with us?

Novogradac is committed to fostering a welcoming workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered to grow. We believe in offering a supportive, balanced work environment that encourages professional growth and work-life integration.

• Competitive salaries with continuous review of market conditions
• Flexible working hours and work arrangements
• Remote and hybrid opportunities
• Inclusive workplace, providing strong professional growth and development opportunities

The benefits of joining our team

• Strong growth opportunities
• Strong emphasis on quality work-life integration
• Dress for your day policy
• Resources of a national firm
• Opportunities to engage with our active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), affinity groups, and advance your career within a supportive, inclusive environment

Compensation: $73,000 to $98,000 depending on experience. More is possible if experience dictates.

Don’t Meet Every Single Qualification?

After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet all the listed requirements? At Novogradac, we are dedicated to building a workplace supported by unique perspectives and experiences, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.

Get to know us better!

We’re Novogradac, a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 900 employees and partners with more than 25 offices throughout the country. Novogradac is one of the nation’s top 40 certified public accounting and consulting firms and is a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.

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Commitment to Inclusion

Novogradac is committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process, making reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special needs throughout the application process. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply, as we believe that unique perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve excellence. At Novogradac, we offer a variety of Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups to provide all employees with opportunities to connect, collaborate, and support one another in the workplace. Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac’s culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.

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