Paralegal

Novogradac & Company LLP is a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, and the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 600 employees and partners with 25 offices throughout the country.

Novogradac & Company LLP is one of the nation’s top 50 certified public accounting and consulting firms. As one of the fastest growing accounting firms in the nation, the firm offers significant growth opportunities for employees. A focus on providing excellent service for clients has made a Novogradac & Company a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.

Position Summary

The paralegal is a position within the Legal & Risk Department and reports directly to the Assistant General Counsel

 Position Responsibilities

• Reviews, revises, and drafts legal documents for company-wide business units, including but not limited to engagement letters, requests for proposal, supplier and vendor contracts, NDAs, and related documents and correspondences
• Answers requests for conflict-of-interest reviews, successor firm document requests, and travel approval reviews
• Prepares and formats legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, contracts, initial and amended articles of incorporation, closing papers and binders, deeds, and trust instruments for review, approval and filing
• Creates, prepares, and maintains document templates such as letters, contracts, pleadings, etc.
• Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, composing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail
• Acts as librarian, monitoring and ensuring that contracts and legal documents are up-to-date.
• Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system.
• Ensures proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Coordinates the weekly Legal & Risk Department team meeting
• Organizes and maintains case and file trackers
• Organizes, maintains and updates legal department files systems and corporate records in a logical and systematic manner
• Prepares material for in-house and outside distribution
• Keeps track of case/matter deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on the ability to interpret complex policies and law and translate them clearly
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy
• Strong problem solving/analysis skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize a fast-paced and varied workload, effectively manage a variety of concurrent and shifting priorities
• Strong customer service-oriented skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive work-related information
• Strong computer skills, including solid skill in the Microsoft Office suite (i.e Word, PowerPoint, and advanced skill in Excel)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related area plus 3-4 years of work experience, and/or appropriate balance of education and work experience. Paralegal certification highly preferred.

Novogradac & Company LLP offers a progressive work environment, competitive pay and an excellent benefit  package including; medical, dental, vision, paid-time-off, life/disability insurance, commuter flex accounts and a 401(k). 
To be considered for this position, interested candidates MUST apply via our company website :    http://careers.novoco.com/

Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac’s culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.