Corporate Paralegal

Zep Inc. • Atlanta, GA

3d

About The Position

Zep Inc. is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Corporate Paralegal to provide critical support to the Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and the broader business. The role supports corporate governance, commercial contracts, litigation, risk management, and legal operations, working with leaders and teams across the organization in a fast-paced corporate manufacturing environment.

The paralegal maintains corporate and entity records and supports corporate filings and governance projects. The role also assists with commercial agreements throughout their review, approval, execution, and retention; tracks contractual dates and obligations; and flags unusual terms and potential risks. Additional work includes supporting litigation and claims, coordinating information and document requests, assisting with legal holds and discovery, and partnering with outside counsel, insurance providers, and internal stakeholders.

The position conducts legal and regulatory research, maintains legal calendars and information systems, and helps improve legal processes, workflows, and document-management practices. It collaborates with Finance, HR, Sales, Operations, Procurement, and other teams. Zep describes the role as an opportunity to work across multiple business areas, collaborate with senior leaders and outside counsel, and help build efficient legal processes.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior paralegal or legal support experience in a corporate legal department or law firm.
• Familiarity with corporate documents, commercial contracts, and legal matters.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across functions.
• Comfort learning legal, contract-management, and document-management technology.
• Proactive, resourceful, highly organized approach and comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced corporate manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate and entity records, resolutions, consents, and governance documents.
• Support corporate filings, renewals, certifications, and other legal requirements.
• Assist with special legal and governance projects.
• Support the preparation, review, negotiation, and administration of customer and commercial agreements.
• Coordinate contracts through review, approval, execution, and retention.
• Track renewals, expirations, notice periods, and contractual obligations.
• Identify non-standard contract terms and potential risks for escalation.
• Support litigation, claims, disputes, subpoenas, and other legal matters.
• Coordinate information and document requests.
• Assist with legal holds, document preservation, discovery, and other litigation activities.
• Partner with outside counsel, insurance providers, and internal stakeholders.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research.
• Maintain legal calendars, trackers, templates, databases, and document repositories.
• Help improve legal processes, workflows, and document-management practices.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, Sales, Operations, Procurement, and other teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time