At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
The Paralegal Specialist provides paralegal support for specific a practice area under limited attorney supervision. This role is to support the Arity Legal Counseling team within Business Law.
This individual serves as subject matter expert regarding contracts workflows and processes, contract templates and drafting, legal research and contract signing processes. The Paralegal Specialist proactively identifies, summarizes, and monitors relevant issues.
This role also manages intake of new matters and gathers matter related documents for the attorney to analyze and assists with contract preparation.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage intake of new matters, review commercial contract deal sheets, enter new matter data and complete contract templates based commercial parameters provided
- Review and explain various aspects of forms to in-house clients
- Conduct, summarize, and analyze research, including gathering facts, researching and analyzing applicable laws, regulations, and case laws, etc., as necessary
- In a highly efficient and effective manner, serves as a subject matter expert when conducting legal research and transactions while possessing a high degree of competency in online legal research tools and transactional logistics
- Independently determine if additional research is needed
- Maintain corporate records and archives, in accordance with records retention requirements
- Proactively identify and summarize relevant issues while continually monitoring them and updating the attorney with recommendations, as appropriate
- Review new and proposed legislation and determine applicability
- Gather matter related documents for the attorney to analyze
Education
- Applicants must meet the regulatory and qualification standards applicable to the paralegal profession in the state where work is performed; OR an equivalent combination of education and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant paralegal experience.
Minimum Requirements & Experience
- 4+ years of paralegal experience with a corporate legal environment
- Experience supporting multiple attorneys within a high volume fast-paced legal environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of corporate and/or compliance processes
- Demonstrated expertise utilizing Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Extensive experience leveraging Microsoft 365 to support collaboration, communication, and workflow efficiency
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration tools
Professional Competencies
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with attorneys and other team members
- Highly self-motivated, resourceful, and proactive with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work effectively and adapt to changing business needs.
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of assignments.
- Proven collaboration and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across legal teams and business partners
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This job does not have supervisory duties
Work Environment/Location & Travel Expectations
- This position is primarily remote.
- Minimal travel may be required based on business needs, training sessions or team events, within Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX, Charlotte, NC; OR Scottsdale, AZ.
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Skills
Attorney Support, Compliance, Contract Administration, Contract Agreements, Contract Forms, Contract Operations, Contract Processing, Corporate Law, Effective Written Communication, Legal Analysis, Legal Discovery, Legal Research, Legal Software, Legal Strategies, Legal Writing, Litigation, Microsoft Windows Office, Oral Communications, Paralegal Duties, Regulatory Law, Verbal Communications
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 28.03 - 42.99 per hour and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
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