Legal Contract Drafting Specialist

Location : Hybrid (2 days a week on-site in our Philadelphia office)

This is a non-attorney position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze non-disclosure agreements, client agreements, supplier contracts and other commercial contracts to identify business risks;
• Correctly interpret contract provisions;
• Draft, negotiate and amend contracts with assistance and supervision;
• Recommend contract language to internal and external parties;
• Recognize and communicate unique requirements and issues that arise in different contract settings;
• Maintain the contract database;
• Assist with the collection of legal debt;
• Respond and address legal or contract inquiries from front office staff;
• Assist in any other short-term and long-term projects as needed.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience in a legal/corporate office preferred;
• At least 1 year of contract negotiation and redlining;
• At least 1 year of experience with risk analysis and negotiations;
• At least 1 year of experience reading and working with commercial contracts;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Effective time-management in a demanding, deadline-driven environment;
• Ability to adapt in an environment of ongoing change, growth and progress;
• Professional, clear and informative writing style;
• Varying writing style to meet client and company needs;
• Patience, attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness when interpreting and analyzing written commercial contracts;
• Ability to effectively collect and research data and facts;
• Exercises professionalism at all times;
• Commits fully to the job;
• Dependability (follows instructions, responds to management direction, meets deadlines, consistently arrives to work on time); and
• Takes initiative, asks for help and offers help as needed.

Compensation:

• $45-60K Commensurate with experience and qualifications; (eligible for overtime)
• Medical, dental and prescription drug benefit plans and programs are offered to an employee after the employee satisfies the seniority and other eligibility requirements of such programs.

Application:

Applicants who reasonably meet or exceed the above qualifications will undergo a writing test and contract comprehension test in addition to a video-interview.