Senior Paralegal — AI-Driven Contract Solutions (Hybrid)

Sysco Corp.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Corp. is seeking a Senior Paralegal in Houston to review, draft, and negotiate routine commercial agreements using established playbooks.

You will lead the design and use of AI-powered tools to speed intake, triage, and redlining while supporting attorneys in the Commercial & Transactions team. You will handle contract templates, track volumes, and partner with internal clients to maintain executed documents in the contract repository.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies or equivalent.
• 5+ years of paralegal or contracts experience in a law firm, in-house legal department or corporate/business environment, including substantial experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
• Experience using AI-enabled workflows or AI-assisted contract review/drafting is preferred

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate routine commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, hold harmless agreements and similar standard agreements, using approved templates, playbooks and fallback positions
• Manage intake and triage of routine contract requests, identify non-standard or higher-risk terms and elevate issues to the appropriate attorney
• Design, build, test and continuously improve AI-powered tools and workflows that automate or accelerate routine contract intake, triage, first-pass review and redlining
• Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks and fallback positions, including in formats for AI tools
• Track contract request volumes and turnaround times and report on impact of process and technology improvements
• Partner with internal business clients to explain standard positions, coordinate execution and maintain executed agreements in the appropriate contract repository
• Other legal projects and administrative matters as needed to support the Commercial & Transactions organization

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

AI tools usage

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Education

BA/BS or Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Copilot

Contract management systems

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Sysco Corp. is seeking a Senior Paralegal in Houston to review, draft, and negotiate routine commercial agreements using established playbooks.

You will lead the design and use of AI-powered tools to speed intake, triage, and redlining while supporting attorneys in the Commercial & Transactions team. You will handle contract templates, track volumes, and partner with internal clients to maintain executed documents in the contract repository.