Paralegal- Commercial
About The Position
Generac's continued growth has created an exciting opportunity to expand our legal team with the addition of a Paralegal. At Generac, we are driven by innovation, collaboration and a shared commitment to powering a smarter world—creating an environment where employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact. Generac is seeking a highly organized, collaborative and technologically curious Paralegal to join our Commercial Legal team. This role sits at the intersection of commercial law, legal operations and business enablement. The successful candidate will be a trusted partner to attorneys and business leaders, helping streamline contracting processes, support strategic acquisitions and integrations, administer legal technology platforms and improve the efficiency and scalability of legal services across the organization. This position is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, proactive and energized by solving problems, implementing process improvements and leveraging technology to create meaningful business impact.
Requirements
- Associate degree in paralegal studies or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 years of paralegal experience in a law firm or corporate environment
- Experience reviewing and managing commercial agreements
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and legal technology platforms
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting commercial transactions in a manufacturing, industrial, technology, or publicly traded company environment
- Experience implementing or administering a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or divestiture transactions
- Experience with legal operations and e-billing tools
- Paralegal certification (NALA, NFPA, or equivalent)
- Demonstrated strength in continuous improvement implementation
- Experience supporting non-U.S. legal entities or global business operations is a plus
Responsibilities
- Support the development, implementation, administration and continuous improvement of the company's contract lifecycle management platform
- Serve as a power user and internal resource for CLM workflows, templates, reporting, user training and adoption
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and standardize contracting processes
- Partner within Legal, IT, Procurement, Sales and other stakeholders to maximize platform effectiveness and user experience
- Review, draft, revise and negotiate commercial agreements using approved playbooks and contract standards
- Assist attorneys with commercial transactions, escalations and contract-related risk assessments
- Maintain contract templates and policies and support continuous improvement of contracting tools and processes
- Coordinate contract execution, reporting and compliance activities
- Support acquisition integration activities by coordinating legal workstreams and tracking deliverables
- Assist in legal due diligence efforts for acquisitions and divestitures, including data collection, organization and review of legal records
- Support post-closing integration activities involving contracts, policies, corporate records and governance matters
- Prepare board, shareholder and affiliate resolutions
- Draft intercompany agreements, dividend documentation and other corporate governance materials
- Maintain corporate records and support legal entity management activities
- Assist with commercial legal team budgeting, spend tracking, reporting and forecasting
- Support vendor management and legal operations reporting activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
