Senior Paralegal / Contracts Manager
$80,000–$126,000 year
RemoteArizona, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Review, draft, revise, and negotiate commercial agreements while identifying legal risks and ensuring consistency with company requirements. Manage the contract lifecycle, including coordinating internal approvals, tracking open items, and facilitating execution. Oversee the administration of the contract management system, provide direction to legal operations staff, and handle corporate registrations, renewals, and filings. Coordinate insurance applications, renewals, and communications with brokers and carriers. Conduct legal research to support due diligence, acquisitions, real estate matters, and other strategic projects. Partner with business stakeholders and outside counsel to resolve matters efficiently. This remote role supports the General Counsel in managing enterprise legal affairs across SullivanCotter, Clinician Nexus, C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group, and Lotis Blue.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, an associate degree in paralegal studies with paralegal certification, a Juris Doctor (J.D.), or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience, preferably in an in-house corporate legal department, in commercial contracting, corporate legal operations, or a related legal or contracts function, including experience as a corporate paralegal, contract negotiator, contract analyst, contracts manager, or a similar role
- Demonstrated experience reviewing, drafting, revising, negotiating, and administering commercial contracts
- Experience administering or supporting a contract lifecycle management system and related contracting processes
- Leadership skills with the ability to provide day-to-day direction to legal support or legal operations staff
- Sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, identify and appropriately escalate material issues, and exercise ownership and accountability through completion with minimal supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication, editing, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with executives, business stakeholders, clients, vendors, outside counsel, insurers, and other external parties
- Strong technical aptitude and the ability to effectively utilize legal technology and business systems
- Demonstrated adaptability, attention to detail, commitment to continuous process improvement, and ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with the highest degree of professional responsibility
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with contract negotiation and contract lifecycle management system administration
- Knowledge of corporate governance, entity registrations, and insurance processes
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or real estate matters
- Experience working in the healthcare, consulting, SaaS, or workforce solutions industries
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