Job description

General Summary of Duties:

Fontainebleau Development is looking for an experienced paralegal to support Fontainebleau Development's expanding legal department. He or she will provide assistance to Fontainebleau Development's Co-General Counsels and corporate counsels within a fast-paced legal department. Knowledge in contract review and drafting, corporate governance, and trademarks is beneficial.

Typical Physical/Mental Demands:

Requires mobility. Requires prolonged sitting, standing, and walking. Ability to push and/or pull cabinet weighing up to fifteen pounds. Eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity. Ability to distinguish letters, symbols, and colors. Normal vision and hearing range.

Typical Working Conditions:

Work is usually performed in an office environment. Ability to tolerate varying conditions of noise level, temperature, illumination, and air quality.

Examples of Duties (includes but is not limited to the following):

• Manage projects relating to legal department, as assigned by attorneys
• Initial review and analysis of contract proposals from vendors and corporate partners; draft new contracts using Fontainebleau Developments general contract forms; update contract management database with new executed contracts; follow up on deadlines relating to expiration of contracts.
• Interact with all departments and provide education to assure conformity and consistency in application of business and legal policies and practices
• Perform independent judgment in evaluating, assessing legal issues
• Interface with outside counsel on litigation, corporate, and intellectual property matters
• Manage corporate records and books.
• Ability to draft reports, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, memoranda, and documents related to transactional, compliance, corporate and/or litigation matters.
• Ability to draft legal correspondence including drafting cease and desist letters, termination of contract letters.
• Respond to and gather documents for subpoenas.
• Do filings on all corporate entities to make sure entities remain in good standing.

Performance Requirements (knowledge, skills and abilities):

• Excellent experience in the use of software and programs including, but not limited to knowledge in MS Word, Excel, and Power Point, Adobe, DocuSign, contracts management software, practice management software, document management software, project management software and cloud/internet based collaboration software such as Monday.com or Asana are strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills, with a strong ability to draft and review legal documents, analyze legal advice, and apply legal advice to business needs.
• Hard working, resourceful, well-organized, and detail-oriented. Must be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamic and highly team-oriented. Positive attitude and commitment to professionalism is required
• Excellent writing and communication skills a must.

Education:

B.A. or equivalent experience.

Experience:

At least five (5) years of paralegal or similar experience with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, including significant experience

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Aventura, FL 33180: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Corporate Paralegal: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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