Franchise Paralegal

Any US office

Summary

A national law firm seeks a Franchise Paralegal to assist its Corporate & Transactional practice group in this role can be hired as hybrid (2 days remote, 3 days in our office or fully remote (if outside of commuting distance for an office).  Candidate must be located in a state/jurisdiction wherein we practice.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of franchise practice, including disclosures, agreements, registrations and filings, renewals, and supplemental filings
• Prepare and transmit state franchise registrations and filings and franchise disclosure documents, including determination of required fees, including annual updates
• Gather information necessary to draft and edit franchise registration and disclosure documents
• Maintain close contact with clients during the registration and renewal process
• Monitor franchise agreement expiration and renewal dates, process renewal applications and prepare renewal franchise agreement
• Check status of franchisor trademark registrations with the USPTO
• Work with attorneys on other types of agreements
• Manage and update our precedent database with new types of contracts and new types of custom-drafted clauses
• Support the team by drafting legal documents for attorney’s approval and use, by identifying forms and formats; producing text; proofreading; maintaining a document control system
• Execute on the minute details of a project or task, in addition to providing alternative options/solutions to best serve internal and external clients
• Research and execute on necessary procedures to meet client requests
• Acquire, organize, review, analyze and summarize documents
• Effectively set priorities, provide timely updates, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects while paying close attention to detail
• Strong analytic and research skills
• Motivated self-starter with excellent organizational skills as well as written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and manage projects for several attorneys
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight timelines
• Ability to work and learn independently and as a team
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities
• Meticulous time recording skills to accurately bill clients
• Remain proficient in Microsoft Suite/Outlook, Intapp, iManage, and other programs used in practice area
• Employees approved for flexible work arrangements are expected to be available and maintain a practice of reliable, consistent attendance during the employees scheduled work shift including, but not limited to Zoom chat, email, voicemail, and phone
• Computer Applications Used: Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Kofax, iManage

Requirements

• Paralegal Certificate or related degree preferred
• 5 Years Experience
• Billable requirement: 1600 hours per year
• Hybrid 2 days remote/3 days in office or fully remote (if outside of commuting distance for an office)
• Start time for this role will be either 8:30 a.m. or 9:00 a.m. (Work day hours Monday to Thursday 7.75 hours and Friday 7.5 hours plus overtime when necessary.)

Compensation: $90,000.00-$115,000.00, plus overtime and bonus

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