Senior Legal Specialist

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Contract Management team at Mercer. This is a fully remote role.

As a member of the Contract Management Team (CMT), you will actively manage the intake and monitoring of client contract requests for Mercer Legal. You will collaborate daily with lawyers and legal professionals to efficiently handle these requests. Additionally, you will support and engage with key internal stakeholders within one of Mercer’s US businesses, including Client Managers, Relationship Managers, Data Privacy and Information Security teams. Your role will be a vital part of the sales contracting process, significantly contributing to Mercer’s financial performance.

We will count on you to:

• Monitor the intake mailbox for new Client Contract Requests (CCRs) including the review of new agreements submitted via CRM tool.

• Learn the core Mercer business practice you will be supporting, its leaders, and the key legal issues they face.

• Manage and ensure appropriate prioritization of all contracts needing review by the business practice you support.

• Schedule and facilitate internal stakeholder calls with key internal stakeholders to discuss negotiation approach, assignments, timeline and other contract strategies.

• Provide guidance and redlined responses on certain agreements and coordinate document reviews among various subject matter experts.

• Participate in client facing negotiations based on strategic negotiation planning.

• Track the status of open CCRs and provide summary updates in order to assist in effectively closing opportunities and capturing key performance metrics.

• Actively follow up on the status of CCRs to help realize revenue earlier.

• Develop and deliver training and provide ad hoc coaching to the business on effective negotiation practices.

What you need to have: 

• Juris Doctor (J.D.), paralegal certification, or equivalent

• 5 years in a corporate office or professional services firm preferably in the area of contract review

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience

• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build credibility and gain confidence at all levels in the organization.

• Strong attention to detail and solid follow through, with the ability to set and deliver on priorities and multiple open projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Understanding of legal and contract terminology

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 software programs

What makes you stand out?

• Excellent organizational, project management, execution, and tracking skills

• Experience using AI-Enabled Legal Workflow Automation

• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics, or other leading CRM tools is a strong plus

• Experience creating metrics and reporting in Excel

• Excellent team player and collaborator

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $80,800 to $161,500.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.