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Paralegal

Paralegal

KBE Building Corp • Farmington, CT, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $73,000-$85,000

KBE Building Corporation : Relationships Are Everything! Join our team today!!

KBEs relationship focus means that you can count on us to do the right thing at all times and work in the best interests of your project. We will be proactive and open in all of our communications and interactions with all members of your project team. Our clients, design partners, and trade contractors say they trust KBE to do the right thing because we build relationships first, buildings second.

Read on to see if this is the place for you!!

At KBE, we expect the best and reward it with excellent compensation and benefits, challenging work, opportunities to learn and grow, and the chance to give back to our communities.

Work Life Balance :

  • 3 Oclock Fridays
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Paid Paternal / Maternal Leave
  • Vacation, sick, and personal time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Floating Holidays

Health and Wellness :

  • Medical and Dental Insurance (Premium cost sharing between the company and employee)
  • Health Incentive Insurance Discount Employee assistance program
  • Vision Care (100% company paid)
  • Corporate Culture :

  • Annual Company Meetings, Company Fun Events, & holiday parties
  • Recreational / Chill-Out Space to encourage movement and collaboration :
  • Golf Simulator, Pool Table, Dart Boards, Coffee / Snack / Beverage Station, breakout rooms, privacy booths, and more

    (Farmington office)

  • Quarterly Employee Photo Contests -
  • with prizes!

  • Company swag! Mugs, Clothing, Backpacks, and more
  • Dress code : Business Casual and Philanthropy Fridays (Jeans)
  • Employee Work Anniversary Recognition
  • Corporate Commitment to Philanthropy https : / / kbefoundation.org /
  • and company-sponsored charitable events

    Compensation :

  • Competitive Salaries
  • Employee Referral Bonuses
  • Corporate Contributions toward Monthly Student Loan Repayment
  • Reimbursement for select gym and fitness memberships
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • for Work-Related Education

  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • How is this starting to sound!? Are you the next KBE employee!? Apply today!

    Position Summary :

    The Paralegal provides legal and administrative support to the companys Legal department and the Vice President and General Counsel

    Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions :

    Includes the following : Other duties may be assigned.

    Contracts :

    Review Owner Contracts :

  • Make recommendations for terms and review contracts;
  • Prepare contracts and arrange for execution;
  • Prepare contract summary memos;
  • Attend kick-off and close-out meetings, as assigned;
  • Work with standard contract forms, such as AIA and DBLA.
  • Subcontracts, Purchase Orders, and other standard forms

  • Assist with management, organization, and modification of Subcontract and Purchase Order templates
  • Review and negotiate changes to Subcontracts, Purchase Orders, or related documents
  • Encourage and coordinate related bidding procedures and negotiations with estimating and operations staff
  • Bonds and Insurance :

  • Back up to procure bonds through surety agent;
  • Back up to procure project & other insurance;
  • Back up to procure Owner insurance (primarily Builders Risk insurance).
  • Negotiate / Review third party agreements, as assigned;
  • Process Credit applications, as assigned.
  • Help prepare notice letter
  • Bidding / Proposals :

  • Track proposals needing legal review;
  • Compare terms and conditions with prior bids / contracts;
  • Review Bids and Proposals;
  • Review and prepare qualification statements;
  • Review and prepare proposed bid qualifications and exclusions
  • Prepare / Propose input re : litigation and OSHA reporting;
  • Respond to FOIA requests.
  • Meet with Estimating Department for project-specific background and issues
  • Litigation

  • Track Litigation;
  • Assist in managing outside Counsel (in conjunctions with Risk Manager);
  • Provide primary support of in-house and outside counsel by putting together discovery responses : documents, interrogatories, and arranging witness schedules;
  • Review and approve bills;
  • Conducts legal research and analyzes findings;
  • File Pleadings
  • Litigation files
  • Licensing and Registration :

  • Back up for filing, renewing, and tracking licenses and registrations including :
  • Federal registrations (ORCA & CCR)
  • Secretary of state registrations
  • Required contractors licensing
  • State requirements (DPW, DOT, DAS, etc.)
  • City and county licensing (as necessary)
  • Track political contributions
  • Misc. business permits
  • Corporate Issues :

  • Prepare and record corporate consents and documents;
  • Maintain record of corporate consents and documents.
  • Training :

  • Develop and present training programs;
  • Assist with creating forms, tools and guidelines for employees.
  • Professional / Trade Organizations :

  • Provide renewals, registration and support.
  • Legal Department Administration

  • Maintain weekly task list and frequently review priorities with General Counsel;
  • Coordinate General Counsels (GC) calendar and meeting schedule;
  • Filing
  • Electronic emails and documents for GC.

  • Owner correspondence and contract information for legal files
  • Licensing and registration;

  • Electronic emails and documents for GC
  • Hard copy contract and litigation documents
  • Owner correspondence and contract info for legal files
  • Cost Tracking;
  • Document preparation;
  • Scheduling;
  • Contact Maintenance;
  • Expense Reports;
  • Time Sheet review and processing;
  • Library maintenance;
  • Process bill payments (approve bills in some cases);
  • Tracking database and reporting;
  • Bonds

  • Contracts
  • Litigation
  • Safety
  • Violations
  • Legal Forms;
  • Intranet Maintenance;
  • Affiliate Support :

  • Similar services for Affiliates, as needed
  • Risk Mitigation and Compliance Support :

  • Help develop risk mitigation / audit parameters with GC
  • Other :

  • Background and due diligence research of Owner, Subcontractors, and others as needed
  • Database programming changes
  • Legal history database input
  • Procedures / forms
  • Organizing prior corporate books
  • Lessons Learned
  • Legislative Overview
  • Updates and maintains a procedure manual
  • Education, Experience, and Qualifications :

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required, but are not requirements if similar experience, skills and abilities exist. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    5+ years of experience in a law firm, or as assistant to in-house counsel, preparing documents and researching legal issues;

    Proven skills in full MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access);

    Experience performing research and preparing documents and other written communication;

    Proficiency with legal terminology;

    Solid verbal and written communication skills;

    Well organized;

    Ability to multitask, and track and achieve oft-changing tasks, initiatives, and priorities;

    Ability to coordinate among numerous stakeholders;

    Champion initiatives to prompt and successful conclusion.

    KBE Building Corporation is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected Veteran status

    KBE is a VEVRAA Compliant Federal Contractor.

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