Paralegal

Overview:

Position: Paralegal

Location: Remote- must be able to work until 5:30 PM PST

Position Summary:

New American Funding is seeking a Paralegal to assist the Legal team in managing corporate governance, licensing, and contracts.

We seek smart, motivated candidates who are proactive, able to prioritize work, possess excellent communication skills, and pay great attention to detail. The position provides an opportunity to be part of an active office and close-knit team in a role critical to the performance of the company’s business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Reviewing and interpreting moderately complicated rules and regulations regarding state license requirements;
2. Communicating with affected departments regarding state license requirements and providing guidance on required actions;
3. Communicating with affected departments regarding information required to complete state license renewals and state license reports;
4. Assisting with filings of DBAs/tradenames, annual reports, and other corporate governance documents;
5. Assisting with filings of state license applications, state license renewals and state license reports;
6. Reviewing and interpreting contracts and corporate documents;
7. Analyzing and revising basic legal agreements, such as non-disclosure agreements
8. Redlining contracts to ensure compliance with company standards;
9. Communicating with affected departments regarding contracts and providing guidance on required actions;
10. Managing and reporting on state license requirements, renewals, and reports; and

Desired Competencies:

1. Medium to high skill level with Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
2. High comfort level using custom or proprietary software, such as contract management systems
3. Significant experience preparing and filing corporate governance documents, including DBAs/tradenames, state license applications, state license renewals, and state license reports.
4. Experience performing legal research using legal research systems, such as AllRegs
5. Experience analyzing and interpreting regulations and rules
6. Self-motivated, detail oriented and able to multi-task
7. Positive and a good team player

Desired Education/Experience:

1. Paralegal certification or Bachelor’s degree + minimum of 3 years of legal or related experience

Other Duties: This job may require frequent sitting or standing for long periods of time. This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization.

Work Authorization: Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

[EOE/M/F/D/V. Drug-free workplace.]

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Must be able to lift up to ten pounds.  Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.  VISION:  See in the normal visual range with or without correction.  HEARING:  Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.