Senior Paralegal

Genesee & Wyoming Main; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. (GRSI) seeks an experienced paralegal to join its in-house legal team in Jacksonville, FL.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience and be capable of handling a broad range of corporate, litigation, and transactional tasks with minimal supervision. You will assist attorneys with contract management, board matters, procurement of documents, e-discovery and dockets, while maintaining strict confidentiality and high organizational standards in a

Qualifications

• Proven experience as corporate paralegal with a major law firm or company
• Experience supporting corporate matters, litigation, and transactional work
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with corporate documents and litigation matters
• Support contract management, signature pages, and resolutions
• Maintain litigation files, databases, and tracking systems
• Conduct research and summarize key findings for legal matters
• Prepare preservation notices and manage e-discovery tasks
• Coordinate board materials and related corporate actions
• Review invoices for billing compliance and manage templates

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Independent work

Confidentiality & discretion

Time management

Written & verbal communication

Research proficiency

MS Office & database tools

Education

Paralegal certification or degree

Tools

MS Office

AI tools

Database tools

Job description

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. (GRSI)
Jacksonville, FL 322240000, USA

• Admin, Professional & Operations Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SENIO009103

Description

SUMMARY:

Privately-held transportation company in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a motivated Paralegal to join the in-house legal team in Jacksonville, FL. Ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience and be a self starter, willing to take on varied tasks, including general corporate legal, litigation and transactional support to attorneys in the legal department and assists with document review, drafting, execution, integration and monitoring of contracts, subpoenas, litigation holds, board matters, litigation, bill review, and special projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist attorneys in preparing integral corporate documents/materials, including direct assistance and experience with litigation matters
• Assist with corporate matters, including contract management, signature pages and resolutions
• Maintain and coordinate tracking and organizational materials, litigation files and databases
• Assist in coordination and conducting of research and diligence efforts, and where applicable, and summarizing key findings
• Prepare, distribute and manage preservation notices for threatened and pending claims and litigation
• Perform e-discovery collections, searches and first round reviews
• Assist with board matters and materials, including consents
• Review legal invoices for compliance against billing guidelines
• Assist in contract management, including database management and initial drafts of template/standard form agreements and revising to reflect comments
• Work with lawyers to prepare all documents required to form corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, if required
• Interact with outside counsel
• Maintain database of subsidiaries and draft minutes and resolutions, as needed
• Coordinate registrations and withdrawals of subsidiaries with registered agent
• Assist with acquisitions, including inputting data in the database used by the global integration team, coordinating information gathering across various cross-functional teams and managing project action items
• Comprehension and organization of a wide variety of complex materials, ability to identify the relevant material, and to draft high quality communications, education, and other materials for use internally and externally with colleagues and counterparties

REQUIRED SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to comprehend and support work on complex regulatory and business problems
• Motivated self-starter with ability to work independently and excel at multi-tasking in a fast paced environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise a high standard of judgment and discretion
• Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills
• Strong judgment, analytic capabilities and written and oral communication skills.
• Must have the ability to analyze what is needed, find the information requested and respond promptly while also paying attention to detail
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering
• Proficient in performing research
• Proficient in MS Office products, AI and database tools

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR CREDENTIALS:

• Proven experience as corporate paralegal with a major law firm or company; large firm and in-house experience a plus

This position is employed by the specific entity set forth in the job posting.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiary companies do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other protected status under federal, state or local laws.

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