Paralegal - Commercial Transactions

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**South Florida based hybrid opportunity. Prefer candidates who have successfully worked in a hybrid capacity. Competitive hourly pay with eligibility for overtime compensation.**

I. Job Summary
The Commercial Transaction Paralegal will provide legal and administrative support to Senior Legal Counsel in South Florida, who has responsibility over commercial transactions/claims and litigation, environmental claims and litigation, intellectual property, and government affairs. Additionally, as the Commercial Transaction Paralegal you will assist in reviewing and responding to commercial and environmental claims and preparing basic transactional documents under supervision of Senior Counsel, including reviewing claims, researching transaction documents, researching legal issues, preparing chronologies, drafting basic commercial agreements, negotiating and drafting settlement agreements and preparing releases. Paralegal will also perform administrative assistant duties for Senior Legal counsel, including preparation of expense reports, travel arrangements, filing, procuring office supplies and scheduling of meetings.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Reviews and Redlines routine and recurring contracts and other legal documents, including NDAs, service contracts, terms of RFP, RFI, RFQ and subconsultant contracts; summarizes potential concerns and issues.
• Conducts in-depth legal research and analyzes law sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles and/or codes.
• Collaborates with sales staff to review revisions requested by customer(s) to WM's Service Agreement and reviews and revises customers' form contracts.
• Researches, reviews and prepares written responses to claims from third-party or government agencies.
• May conduct interviews to gather legal information or confer with personnel in other departments and outside the organization while performing research or other legal responsibilities.
• Reviews and prepares written summaries of regulations or legislative bills.
• Summarizes hearings, depositions, arbitration transcripts, index arbitration decisions and briefs. Prepares routine and complex legal documents.
• Assists attorneys with complex caseload research, subject and topic research and briefings of court cases. Maintains files, and may organize meeting minutes, and exhibits.
• Assists in implementation of Legal related processes and technologies.
• Maintains statistical and documented information related to cases and/or Company issues. Works with appropriate departments/functions within the Company to ensure implementation of policies or actions when necessary.
• Responds to questions, subpoenas, requests for records, legal documentation/contracts and/or other requests from outside counsel and Company management. Disseminates requests and related information as required and/or directed.
• Collaborates with e-discovery team to set up litigation holds and assist with document review, as necessary for litigation.
• May review and analyze recommendations made by outside counsel. Obtains and communicates appropriate authorization when necessary for settlements. Coordinates reporting from outside counsel and consultants. May assist in-house attorneys in cost management regarding outside vendors and law firms.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, including the signing authority policy.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

• Education: High School Diploma (accredited) or GED (accredited)
• Experience: Four (4) years of relevant work experience (in addition to education requirements)

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• A.B.A. Approved Paralegal Certificate preferred

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Must possess a strong working knowledge with Microsoft office products
• Ideal candidate must have strong oral and written communication skills
• Highly detailed oriented
• Experience with case or matter management systems and reporting tools

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is an office environment.

Must be able to successfully work in a hybrid capacity (2 days from home; 3 days in the office)

Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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