Paralegal

SUMMARY :

The paralegal position researches law, investigates facts, and prepares documents to assist the General Counsel by performing a variety of support duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions :

• Researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes.
• Prepares legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, contracts, initial and amended articles of incorporation, stock certificates and other securities, buy-sell agreements, closing papers and binders, deeds, and trust instruments for review, approval, and use by VP, general counsel.
• Investigates facts and law of case to determine causes of action and to prepare case accordingly.
• Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, taking dictation, composing and typing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail
• Prepares affidavits of documents and maintains document file.
• Prepares real estate closing statement and assists in closing process.
• Acts as arbitrator and liaison between disputing parties.
• Acts as law librarian, keeping and monitoring legal volumes and ensuring legal volumes are up-to-date
• Searches patent files to ascertain originality of patent application.
• Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system.
• Ensures proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Provide support for all phases of litigation including calendar management, legal research, analyze case law, case management, document review, discovery management, and trial prep.
• Transactional work to include reviewing purchase and sale agreements, LOI’s, escrow documents, title documents, closing documents, as well as agreements related to franchise operations and leasing.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

COMPETENCIES :

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

POSITION TYPE :

This is a full-time position, Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.