Paralegal jobs in Altoona, PA

About AccuWeather

AccuWeather is recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved more than 10,000 thousands lives, prevented 100,000 injuries, and saved tens of billions of dollars in property damage.

With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania; a severe weather center in Wichita, Kansas; and offices in New York City and elsewhere around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them better plan their activities and get more out of their day and keep their families safer through innovative digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as radio, television, newspapers, digital out-of-home, the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and further serves more than half the Fortune 100 companies and thousands of businesses and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites.

Position Summary 

The Paralegal will support the General Counsel with management of legal operations, contracts, company-wide projects, the intellectual property portfolio, corporate compliance, and legal research. 

This full time position is required to work on-site at AccuWeather's State College Headquarters Monday-Friday.  

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Engage and communicate with Executive Leadership and other stakeholders across the company.
• Manage all aspects of legal operations
• Manage contract processes, policies and procedures
• Prepare contracts and other legal documents
• Project management of assigned tasks, cases, or projects and collaborating with various teams.
• Support Intellectual Property (IP) management, including managing dockets, filings and providers relating to the company’s global portfolio of trademarks, domains and patents.
• Creation of company templates, policies, guides, and procedures.
• Assist with managing corporate entities, corporate filings, board meetings of the company and its subsidiaries.
• Assist company’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Research and analyze statutes, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources.
• Provide written analysis or summaries of research to attorneys.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies or related field with a paralegal certificate.
• Excellent Project management skills.
• Understanding of legal language and principles, research methods, court pleadings and processes, and other related matters.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, along with organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and to exercise discretion and good judgment with integrity.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
• Adaptability to continuous learning and a rapidly changing environment associated with a dynamic industry.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match.
• A collaborative work environment.

AccuWeather is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer. If you are a highly motivated, organized, and dynamic professional with the skills and experience to excel in this role, we invite you to join our team and make a significant impact on our organization's success.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here. 

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to human.resources@accuweather.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.