Paralegal - Plano

Only for registered members Plano, United States

2 days ago

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$48,000 - $90,000 (USD) per year *
* This salary range is an estimation made by beBee
Why Ryan? · Hybrid Work Options · Award-Winning Culture · Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits · 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included) · Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement · Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One · 4 ...
Job description

Why Ryan?

  • Hybrid Work Options

  • Award-Winning Culture

  • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

  • 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

  • Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

  • Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

  • 401K with Employer Match

  • Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

  • Fertility Assistance Program

  • Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

This role is responsible for supporting lawyers in the various daily operations of the company's Law Department. The Paralegal will work directly with lawyers on wide-ranging legal matters with an emphasis on contract drafting, analysis, execution, and lifecycle management in addition to working on litigation, transactional, ethics & compliance, or legal technology matters, among others.

Summary:

This Paralegal position will work for the largest business division in the company, the Property Tax Practice Group.  This position is embedded in this business division and reports directly to the division's lead lawyer, the Vice President, Legal & Division General Counsel for Property Tax.  That lawyer reports in turn directly to the company's Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel.

Duties:

  • Supporting closely the lawyers dedicated to this division, as they manage its contract, bankruptcy, dispute resolution, transactional, regulatory, governance, and compliance matters.
  • Facilitating Legal's contracting with clients, vendors, and outside legal counsel.
  • Assisting with Legal's responses to failures in client service.
  • Filing proofs of claim and working on other bankruptcy related tasks that arise in Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 bankruptcies.
  • Working with Accounts Receivable and Accounting in collection efforts.

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate
  • At least 5 years of support staff experience in a corporate law department and/or a law firm.

Required Skills:

  • Significant experience working with contracts, including managing, creating, and working with contract templates and assisting with contract negotiations and contract execution.
  • Initiative, organization, good judgment, project management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Pro-active communication, persistence in driving matters to closure.
  • Agile mindset, responds timely to shifting priorities and deadlines.
  • Team-oriented, builds relationships across the company and with external partners.
  • Thrives in a high volume, fast-paced setting.
  • Ability to learn and use efficiently select legal technology tools, including Pacer and AI platforms.
  • Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and other similar application.

Preferred Skills:

  • Some familiarity with bankruptcy law and collections.
  • Legal research skills.

Location:

  • This position will be based in Plano, TX.
  • Hybrid work arrangement: At least 3 days per week working in Ryan's Dallas office.
  • Travel requirement: less than 5%


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