Temporary Contracts Paralegal

Meritage Homes Corporation•Scottsdale, AZ

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Meritage Homes is hiring a Temporary Contracts Paralegal to work from its corporate office in Scottsdale, Arizona. The role manages contracts, including developing, assessing, analyzing, and executing contracts, agreements, and other binding documents. It may also involve risk management and ongoing compliance with terms and conditions through execution. The position reviews and monitors a high volume of construction, land, vendor, and consultant agreements for compliance with company and contracting policies and procedures. It prepares and processes company-approved contract forms and works extensively with regional, divisional, and departmental personnel, vendors, vendors’ legal representatives, insurance agents, and others. The paralegal also supports purchasing personnel with training and questions about vendor agreements and contracting policies, and maintains an organized database and proper retention of vendor contracts and forms. Meritage Homes describes itself as a national homebuilder focused on energy-efficient and affordable homes, and highlights an inclusive, team-oriented work environment, career growth, competitive pay, strong benefits, and flexibility in work-life integration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience that provides comparable knowledge and job skills.
At least 2 years of contract paralegal experience.
Thorough knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts in the discipline; competence in all job functions and a general understanding of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
Ability to develop solutions for varied situations and evaluate and analyze projects, using policies, practices, and precedents as guidance and determining an appropriate course of action.
Ability to work independently and exercise judgment and discretion; limited guidance may be provided for new assignments.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal training preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage contracts, including developing, assessing, analyzing, and executing contracts, agreements, or other binding documents; this may include risk management and ongoing compliance through execution.
Review, analyze, and monitor high volumes of construction, land, vendor, and consultant agreements for compliance with company and contracting policies and procedures.
Prepare and process company-approved form contract documents, including editing, proofreading, and finalizing them.
Interact extensively with regional, divisional, and departmental personnel regarding contracting and vendor issues.
Serve as a point of contact for Meritage employees, vendors, vendors’ legal representatives, insurance agents, and others.
Interface with purchasing personnel to train them and answer questions about new and existing vendor agreements and contracting policies and procedures.
Maintain and organize the vendor contracts and forms database and ensure proper cataloguing and retention of contract documents.
Perform additional tasks as assigned.