Job Description:

The Paralegal/Contract Administrator will provide legal and contracting expertise support to the company’s General Counsel. This includes preparation of legal documentation and general legal support, reviewing, drafting, negotiating and administration of construction, manufacturing and procurement contracts of comprehensive scope and complexity.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when working with staff, projects, and proprietary information.
• Provide support to General Counsel on discrete legal issues on a variety of subjects, including contracts, contract compliance and litigation management.
• Manage calendars, compliance deadlines and schedules of legal department.
• Research and analyze law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, and legal authorities.
• Prepare draft legal documents including but not limited to briefs, pleadings, and related documents.
• Conduct document review and evaluation as necessary for contract administration and/or litigation management.
• Assist in the creation, drafting, and execution of contracts.
• Evaluate and monitor contract performance, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, payment schedules, amendments, extensions, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Ensure that contracts comply with legal requirements, owner specifications and government regulations (maintains an understanding of regulatory and governmental policies).
• Ensure contract amendments and terms are communicated to all stakeholders (internal customers, Finance, IT, Legal, Operations).
• Manage and maintain the development of standard contractual templates and facilitates widespread usage.
• Contribute to the development of strategies for the efficient administration of agreements.
• Prepare and file project documents and forms as required by contract or law.
• Act as a liaison between the company and trade partners in the implementation of agreements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Three to five years of experience as a Paralegal or Contract Administrator.
• Bachelor’s Degree and Paralegal Certificate or equivalent experience preferred.

Core Values:

• Determination: Meet challenges head-on!
• Innovation: Always look for better!
• Well-Being: Seek the success, health, and happiness of all!

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, being paid on a weekly basis.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance with the options of using Kaiser and VSP for vision!
• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance paid by Clark Pacific
• Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Whole life insurance.
• 401k matching 100% of the first 3%, then 50% of the next 2%
• Membership to our local gym

*Benefits will be subject to a waiting period*

Interested? Want to learn more? If you’re a hard-working nice person who is smart and curious and think that this position is right for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply and let’s begin the journey. Welcome to Clark Pacific. Let’s do great things together!

Clark Pacific is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)