Senior Paralegal — Legal & Risk (Remote/Hybrid)

Novogradac; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Flexible working hours

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Novogradac, a national accounting and consulting firm, seeks a senior paralegal in the Legal & Risk Department to prepare and review legal documents, conduct legal research, and oversee data retention across the company.

Position offers remote or hybrid arrangements depending on needs; requires a law degree or paralegal certification and 10+ years of experience, plus excellent communication, confidentiality, and MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related area plus a minimum of 10 years of work experience.
• Law degree or Paralegal certification highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, revision, and drafting of legal documents for company-wide business units.
• Maintain prompt communication and responses to inquiries regarding legal documents and contracts.
• Identify risks and provide alternatives to mitigate issues; conduct negotiations within authority.
• Legal research and assistance to company attorneys as assigned.
• Manage annual company-wide engagement data retention/purging procedures as needed.
• Perform clerical/administrative duties such as maintaining department files and trackers, scheduling appointments, and routing mail.
• Maintain records of outside counsel and other legal department invoices; process invoices per AP procedures.
• Under attorney supervision, respond to subpoenas and coordinate with outside counsel.
• Provide support to Legal & Risk on other legal projects as assigned.
• Organize, maintain, and update legal document templates and forms.
• Organize, maintain, and update legal department files systems (NovieNet and secure drive).

Skills

Legal drafting

Legal research

Verbal & written communications

Confidentiality

Time management

Microsoft Office

Excel

Accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related area

Law degree or Paralegal certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Novogradac, a national accounting and consulting firm, seeks a senior paralegal in the Legal & Risk Department to prepare and review legal documents, conduct legal research, and oversee data retention across the company.

Position offers remote or hybrid arrangements depending on needs; requires a law degree or paralegal certification and 10+ years of experience, plus excellent communication, confidentiality, and MS Office skills.