Paralegal managing client files and administrative support at JFK Law LLP focused on Indigenous legal services. Collaborating with legal teams to prepare documentation and manage litigation processes.
About the role
- Paralegal supporting legal and compliance services across NMDP for operational, regulatory, and transactional matters. Collaborating with attorneys and administrating document management and governance processes.
Responsibilities
- Provides support on a wide range of legal matters relevant to NMDP.
- Manages intake of requests for Legal & Compliance Department support.
- Manages Legal & Compliance Department files and intranet site.
- Assists in the review and drafting of contracts, including non-disclosure agreements, and other legal documentation.
- Coordinates cross-functionally to support Legal & Compliance Department initiatives.
- Provides administrative support to attorneys, including scheduling, correspondence, and reporting.
- Organizes and maintains governance documentation and corporate filings for multiple legal entities.
- Assists with entity formation, annual reports, and other corporate maintenance tasks.
- Tracks and assists with multi-state regulatory filings and licensing renewals.
- Assists with board governance, including by preparing and managing board correspondence and meeting documentation.
- Assists Compliance Department with management of internal processes, including conflict of interest management and OFAC screenings.
- Assists with review, analysis, development, and implementation of NMDP policies and procedures having legal compliance components.
- Assembles and organizes information for policy and procedure documents.
- Provides administrative assistance in support of government contracting and reporting, as needed.
- Supports orderly maintenance of NMDP’s intellectual property portfolio.
- Manages and creates documentation necessary for the resolution of customs matters.
- Assists with the management and reporting of confidentiality-related matters.
- Provides legal support for clinical research, trials, and studies.
- Supports enterprise document and data retention efforts.
- Identifies areas for process improvement and develops solutions to address same.
- May assist with internal investigations and litigation, including management of legal hold notices, discovery, and responses to subpoenas.
- May assist with corporate transactions.
- May manage activities with outside counsel.
- Participates in special projects and initiatives as needed.
Requirements
- Considerable knowledge of legal research materials, methods, techniques, principles, and practices; considerable knowledge of principles of business/corporate law and contract law.
- Participate in the proactive identification of legal risks in the context of NMDP’s business objectives.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with NMDP personnel, representatives of customer, vendor, and partner organizations, regulators and governmental agencies.
- Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Manage and address multiple tasks on a thorough and timely basis.
- Demonstrate initiative and a demonstrated ability to work independently (a “self-starter”).
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Commit to infrequent travel.
- Bachelor’s degree; a degree/certificate of completion from an approved paralegal program or post-secondary institution preferred. On evaluation, a 2-year degree plus 3 or more years experience in a paralegal position may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
- 2 or more years experience as a paralegal in a business environment involving contracts, healthcare/life sciences/technology, or customer relationship responsibilities.
Benefits
- NMDP offers regular, full-time employees medical, dental, vision, life and disability, accident/critical illness/hospital, well-being, legal, identity theft and pet benefits.
- Retirement, paid time off/holidays, leave and incentive plans are also offered to eligible employees. Please reference this link for more information: NMDP Benefit Information
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