Liberty Tax Service
Position Title: Corporate Paralegal
Department: 93- Legal Transactions
Status: Full-Time
Reports to: Director of Legal Administration
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position Purpose
As Corporate Paralegal, you will support the Legal Department in the delivery of quality legal services, including, but not limited to, transactional, commercial, corporate and litigation matters. You will work on a paralegal team primarily responsible for the processing of franchise transactional projects and assisting with all legal matters for the Chief Legal Officer and the attorney group.
Position Responsibilities
- Assist with drafting, reviewing and revising franchise documents including franchise agreements, amendments, default and termination notices, purchase agreements, and any other documents related to the franchisor-franchisee relationship
- Work professionally and effectively with other company departments in the processing of legal matters, including Compliance, Operations and Accounting
- Manage tracking of agreements by maintaining central database of agreement and franchisee information
- Review and analyze transactional matters including, but not limited to, franchise sales and transfers, renewals, terminations, and corporate matters
- Assist with preparing, transmitting and tracking notices to cure, cease and desists, and other legal notices.
- Prepare letters and other communications regarding company matters as needed
- Work professionally and effectively with Compliance, Operations and Accounting Departments to process legal matters
- Other duties as assigned
Position Qualifications
- 3+ years of substantive legal experience working as a paralegal in a law firm or on in-house legal team
- Paralegal certificate or other relevant combination of education and legal experience.
- Excellent drafting skills. Strong attention to detail and ability to carefully proofread all work, with exceptional attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.
- Strong work ethic and reliable; able to handle a large volume of work.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a team in high pressure situations.
- Knowledge of and/or skilled in using Sharepoint, Adobe, DocuSign, PACER, and Westlaw. Able to easily adapt to new technologies.
Employee Acknowledgement
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, Liberty Tax Service reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, or technological developments).
Liberty Tax Service is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of substantive legal experience as a paralegal in a law firm or in-house legal team
- Paralegal certificate or equivalent combination of education and legal experience
- Excellent drafting, proofreading, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence-structure skills
- Strong work ethic, reliability, and ability to handle a large volume of work
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team in high-pressure situations
- Knowledge of or proficiency with SharePoint, Adobe, DocuSign, PACER, and Westlaw
- Ability to adapt easily to new technologies
Liberty Tax Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Liberty Tax and has not been reviewed or approved by Liberty Tax.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible, seasonal scheduling enables workers to pick up income during tax season and adjust hours to fit other commitments. Availability of reduced or adjustable hours is widely emphasized across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Employee discounts, including free or discounted tax preparation, and access to an Employee Assistance Program are available in many locations. These perks can help offset leaner base packages for those prioritizing seasonal income and convenience.
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Healthcare Strength — Corporate and managed-operations roles list medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside other core benefits. These settings also reference PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) access, indicating a more complete package in specific roles.
Liberty Tax Insights
What We Do
Liberty Tax is income tax preparation at its best: friendly, accurate, and with a money back guarantee. Founded in 1997, Liberty Tax is the fastest-growing tax preparation franchise ever. From its start as Canadian company U&R Tax Depot, Liberty Tax has become an industry leader with a network of over 30,000 tax preparers and almost 16 million individual tax returns prepared. In just 16 years, Liberty Tax has grown to more than 4,000 offices operating in the U.S. and Canada. What makes Liberty Tax unique? We highly support our franchisees and firmly stand by our mission statement. Known for our Liberty wavers, roadside parties, and fun company culture, Liberty Tax has been recognized as raising the bar for all franchises, not just personal income tax-based businesses.
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