What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Paralegal position at WGI?
Overview
We are seeking a Paralegal with a minimum of 3 years’ experience to join our growing team in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or Port St. Lucie, FL, in office. This is a Part-Time position flexible in office work schedule.
The paralegal will work closely with the Chief Legal Officer, as well as other professionals in the organization from various departments.
At WGI, you will find talented, passionate associates providing exceptional service in collaborative, team-driven environments, all while having fun and enjoying the work they do. We work to stay ahead of the curve by investing in the latest tools and technology. As one of the nation’s top consulting firms, we consistently strive to promote efficiency, cultivate a culture our associates can proudly embrace, and empower our associates to advance their career growth at WGI, and beyond.
WGI is always looking for remarkable individuals to join our team and help us grow in our vision. If you think you are an innovative, self-motivated team-player, and want to shape your community, join our WGI team today!
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Responsibilities
The work may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Corporate Books and Records. Manage various corporate housekeeping functions.
- Draft corporate resolutions/share transfers.
- Draft Notice of Shareholder Meetings
- Organize and update Corporate Books and Records
- Reviewing and revising contractual language for risk management concerns.
- Review and revise service contracts.
- Review and revise NDAs.
- Drafting collection notices and tracking collections turned over to the legal department.
- Litigation matters
- Upload litigation documents into database.
- Assist with preparation of responses to subpoenas.
Qualifications
- Paralegal Certificate and/or bachelor’s degree required
- 3 years of related work experience required
- Heavy contract reviewing experience required
- High energy with the ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, high growth organization.
- Excellent attention to detail; With a willingness to ask questions and seek out help when needed.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Physical Demands
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office setting. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse. Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of employment visas.
If you have what it takes to join our growing organization and want to be part of a dedicated team, please apply today. In return, WGI provides a competitive salary and an outstanding work environment. WGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
