The Paralegal supports the Legal Department with contract drafting, review, analysis, and administration, as well as litigation, regulatory, transactional, compliance, and other general legal matters. Reporting to the Senior Paralegal and working under the direction of Company attorneys, the Paralegal assists with preparing and reviewing contracts, identifying key provisions and potential issues, maintaining legal records, tracking deadlines, and coordinating workflows that enable the Legal Department to operate efficiently and effectively.
This role requires a working knowledge of contracts, strong analytical and drafting skills, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently. The Paralegal will collaborate with attorneys, internal business teams, and outside counsel
to ensure contracts and other legal matters are completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with Company requirements. The Paralegal may also provide routine legal support directly to internal clients or under the supervision of Company attorneys, as appropriate.
Contract Drafting, Review, and Administration
- Assist with drafting, reviewing, revising, and formatting contracts using approved templates, clauses, and guidance.
- Analyze agreements for key terms, obligations, deadlines, risks, inconsistencies, and nonstandard provisions, escalating issues as appropriate.
- Compare contract versions, prepare initial markups, and summarize material changes and provisions.
- Prepare routine agreements and related documents, including amendments, addenda, assignments, renewals, termination notices, and nondisclosure agreements.
- Review contracts for accuracy, completeness, consistent defined terms, cross-references, exhibits, signature blocks, and required attachments.
- Coordinate contract intake, approvals, signatures, execution, distribution, and filing.
- Maintain contract files, trackers, templates, clause libraries, and contract-management systems.
- Gather supporting information, respond to contract-related inquiries, and assist with audits, due diligence, and records requests.
- Support improvements to contract review, approval, execution, and record-retention processes.
Legal Support, Operations, and Records Management
- Conduct legal and regulatory research under the direction of the Senior Paralegal or Company attorneys.
- Collect and organize documents for audits, due diligence, investigations, regulatory requests, litigation, real estate matters, and corporate transactions.
- Maintain accurate legal files, databases, trackers, calendars, and workflow systems in accordance with filing and record-retention requirements.
- Monitor deadlines, protect confidential information, and provide timely updates on assigned matters.
- Assist with improving contract-management and Legal Department processes.
- Support special projects and other legal matters as assigned.
- Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- At least three (3) years prior experience in the following areas: in-house or law firm paralegal work
- Experience in technical preparation, formatting, and management of contracts and legal documents
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accurate work
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- Strong customer-service and collaboration skills
- Ability to conduct research, gather information, and prepare clear summaries
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
Preferred Experience:
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and administering commercial contracts
- Familiarity with contract-management and electronic-signature systems
- Experience supporting legal research, due diligence, litigation, or other legal projects
- Strong organizational and project-management skills
Skills Required
- Associate degree, bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- At least three years of in-house or law firm paralegal experience
- Experience in technical preparation, formatting, and management of contracts and legal documents
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accurate work
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- Strong customer-service and collaboration skills
- Ability to conduct research, gather information, and prepare clear summaries
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and administering commercial contracts
- Familiarity with contract-management and electronic-signature systems
- Experience supporting legal research, due diligence, litigation, or other legal projects
- Strong organizational and project-management skills
What We Do
The Scoular Company is an employee-owned agribusiness that provides diverse supply chain solutions for the grain, animal feed, pet food, and food industries. With over a century of experience, they buy, sell, store, handle, and process grain and ingredients by leveraging global networks and expertise in international trade and transportation to serve agribusiness customers worldwide.
