Paralegal

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Paralegal to support our legal team part time. You will work closely with our attorneys handling high volumes of franchisor related transactional work, compliance matters, and otherwise assisting in other departmental matters. Candidates must have extensive experience with drafting legal documents and managing paperwork. You also need to have excellent research skills, be able to multi-task several assignments under tight deadlines and be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Westlaw.

Requirements

Associate degree in paralegal studies required; bachelor’s degree preferred
2-3 years of significant and substantive litigation experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm or in-house setting
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Westlaw
Excellent communication and organization skills
Experience drafting, cite-checking, and correcting legal correspondence
This role requires you to work in Dallas-based office
We are not offering relocation assistance

Nice To Haves

National certification, such as those offered by NALA or AACP, is a plus

Responsibilities

Drafting, reviewing, organizing, and maintaining various contractual documents
Drafting and reviewing various legal communications
Conducting research and creating reports and documents for lawyers based on case specifications and requests
Organizing and managing documents, including the creation of spreadsheets and retrieval systems
Compiling information and preparing statistical charts, graphs and other summaries to detail findings
Coordinating the collection, review and production of documents and responding to discovery requests and subpoenas
Developing and following an indexing system that can be used as an active archive for all ongoing and completed contracts and cases
Researching case-related factual issues using in-house files and outside reference sources
Monitoring changes to laws, guidelines, or regulations; submitting reports on pertinent changes in legislation
Utilizing existing files and a variety of other legal research resources to develop information for pending matters/questions
Conducting background screens on franchising candidates
Obtaining signatures on and managing executable contracts