Senior Paralegal: Contracts, Claims & Corporate (Hybrid)

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Program

401(k) Match 5%

Medical Insurance

Professional Development

Job summary

Farnsworth Group seeks a Paralegal to provide legal and administrative support to the General Counsel across contracts, claims, insurance, corporate, and other legal matters.

The role involves managing the contract lifecycle, maintaining the contract-management system, reviewing and redlining agreements, supporting claims and insurance files, and handling corporate records and governance filings. The team offers a hybrid work program and a strong, growth-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate.
• 10–15 years of paralegal or closely related legal-support experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in supporting an architecture, engineering, construction, or professional-services organization.
• Experience managing contracts and maintaining contract records throughout the lifecycle.
• Experience with contract-management or document-management systems.
• Experience supporting claims, especially professional-services or construction claims.
• Experience working with insurance policies and certificates of insurance.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and excellent written communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage the contract lifecycle from intake to filing and maintenance of client, consultant, vendor, and other agreements.
• Maintain the contract-management system and keep documents accurate and accessible.
• Assist with reviewing, revising, and redlining contracts and related documents.
• Support claims and claims-management activities related to professional services and construction.
• Track and maintain insurance policies, COIs, endorsements, and contractual requirements.
• Assist with corporate records and governance filings.
• Coordinate legal department admin tasks including calendar tracking, filing, and invoice processing.
• Prepare, proofread, format, and organize contracts and correspondence.

Skills

Contract management

MS Office

Written communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Contract records

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Contract-management system

Legal matter-management platform

Document-management system

Job description

Farnsworth Group seeks a Paralegal to provide legal and administrative support to the General Counsel across contracts, claims, insurance, corporate, and other legal matters.

The role involves managing the contract lifecycle, maintaining the contract-management system, reviewing and redlining agreements, supporting claims and insurance files, and handling corporate records and governance filings. The team offers a hybrid work program and a strong, growth-focused culture.