Senior Paralegal – Contract & Claims (Hybrid)

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

Flexible Spending and Health Savings /

Short & Long-Term Disability

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness Reimbursements

Pet Insurance Plan

Hybrid Work Program

Job summary

Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, seeks an experienced paralegal to support our legal team in Chicago. You’ll manage contract lifecycles, maintain records, and assist with risk and governance documents.

This role requires a paralegal certificate, a bachelor’s degree, and 10–15 years in legal-support, with 5+ years in professional-services such as AEC. Strong MS Office skills and contract-management software experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate.
• 10–15 years of paralegal or closely related legal-support experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in supporting an architecture, engineering, construction, or other professional-services organization.
• Experience managing contracts and maintaining contract records throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Experience using a contract-management system, legal matter-management platform, or comparable document-management system.
• Experience supporting claims and claims-management activities, particularly professional-services, professional-liability, construction, or project-related claims.
• Experience working with insurance policies, certificates of insurance, endorsements, and contractual insurance requirements.
• Strong organizational, written communication, time-management, attention-to-detail, confidentiality, and Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage the contract lifecycle from intake to filing and maintenance.
• Maintain the contract-management system and documentation for accuracy and accessibility.
• Review, revise, and redline contracts and related legal documents.
• Support claims and project records for professional-services and construction.
• Track insurance policies, endorsements, and coverage requirements.
• Assist with corporate records, governance materials, registrations, and filings.
• Coordinate legal department administrative activities including calendars, deadlines, and invoicing.
• Prepare, proofread, format, and organize contracts, correspondence, and reports.
• Maintain confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Contract management

MS Office

Written communication

Organizational skills

Insurance experience

Professional-services

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Contract-management system

Job description

Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, seeks an experienced paralegal to support our legal team in Chicago. You’ll manage contract lifecycles, maintain records, and assist with risk and governance documents.

This role requires a paralegal certificate, a bachelor’s degree, and 10–15 years in legal-support, with 5+ years in professional-services such as AEC. Strong MS Office skills and contract-management software experience are essential.