Paralegal

KION•Grand Rapids, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dematic has an exciting opportunity to support our Americas Region Legal Team as a Corporate Paralegal / Administrative Assistant professional. We seek an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual. This role will supply paralegal and administrative experience supporting the Americas Legal team in various areas including Contracts and Litigation. This is a hybrid role, that will work from our Grand Rapids, MI office.

Requirements

Associates degree or above preferred, or equivalent experience accepted
Paralegal Certification strongly preferred, but not required
Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate legal department or law firm experience preferred
Proficient use and knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote)
Confidence to review, coordinate or draft a broad variety of agreements, including non-disclosure agreements
Ability to learn new software quickly with little guidance
Ability to multitask with a high level of reading comprehension
Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to lead projects, including delegating and supervising tasks appropriately
Ability to optimally communicate and collaborate with diverse personalities in all levels of management, as well as with outside vendors and clients
Collaborative and, motivated by the open exchange of ideas, and able to work independently as needed

Responsibilities

Support Legal team with projects and initiatives to improve efficiencies
Conduct legal research on specific issues or topics and summarize in writing
Contribute to the preparation of training materials on various legal topics
Work closely with Dematic’s Legal Team to develop templates, policies and procedures and implement standard processes for legal matters affecting the Company
Maintain Legal’ s forms libraries for use by various business groups
Identify standards for document and process management for the Legal Department
Acknowledge service of complaints and subpoenas and maintain electronic case management system
Provide support and assist with the preparation of responses to federal and state agency inquiries, audits, complaints, contractor licenses, etc.
Support and assist with the monitoring and coordination of litigation matters
Participate in handling litigation holds, and answers to complaints and discovery
Assist with modifications to and management of confidentiality agreements and templates
Assist with filings of corporate governance documents and maintenance of corporate books
Assist with contractor license renewals and filings in various states
Maintain data and tools used by Legal Department for maintaining relevant information such as PowerBI and SharePoint and support invoicing process for timely payment of outside counsel
Prepare, copy, print and maintain electronic and physical documents, as needed
Support travel arrangements for Legal team