Paralegal/Legal Assistant

About the position

The NDA Compliance Paralegal is responsible for supporting the company's Intellectual Property protection program by managing the global process of receiving requests for and executing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). This role involves collaboration with the legal team and other departments to ensure compliance with corporate policies and to improve NDA and contract management processes.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the legal team to review, draft, and negotiate NDAs
• Deliver exceptional customer service to internal partners, teams, and customers
• Utilize various tools that support the receiving, processing, and execution of NDA requests, including Icertis Contract Management, MS Office, and new technologies
• Develop and revise timelines, procedures, and training that support compliance with the NDA process
• Define, analyze, and monitor performance metrics for NDA requests
• Coordinate and gather information, materials, documents, and reports for inquiries
• Assist in training and advising regional partners for global compliance
• Utilize workflow tools for corporate approvals and ensure authorized signers
• Assist in reviewing sale-side and buy-side contracts and record key terms
• Assist employees in understanding the Levels of Authority Policy
• Track and remediate policy and process violations
• Maintain a database for Powers of Attorney and Delegations of Authority
• Assist in periodic audits for compliance with corporate policy
• Prepare reports, metrics, correspondence, and memoranda
• Collaborate with the Global Compliance team in corporate policy management
• Work on additional tasks as needed by Legal Operations

Requirements

• Post-secondary paralegal certification/degree or 5 years equivalent paralegal experience required
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Project Management experience preferred
• General knowledge of legal terminology and principles
• Expertise using contemporary office technology and applications, including Microsoft 365
• Demonstrated ability to utilize technical information for decision-making
• Expertise in legal research and analyzing legal documents
• Ability to create and execute action plans across multiple projects
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide high-level support across a global organization

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SaaS/Cloud systems
• Familiarity with contract management systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Telemedicine services
• Term life and whole life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Legal plan
• Short-term disability
• Retirement savings plan
• Service bonus and holiday pay plans
• Transit spending account
• Paid sick leave