IT Contracts Paralegal
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Paralegals and Legal AssistantsLawyersLegal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsLegal Support Workers, All OtherComputer Occupations, All OtherIndustries:
Office Administrative ServicesLessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public FiguresSecurities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and BrokerageAutomotive Equipment Rental and LeasingResponsibilitiesMaintaining of the IT related (e.g., software, data, technology development services) contract templates for the Firm's various businessesAssist attorneys with drafting, review and negotiations of various technology related agreements, including software and data licenses, services, SaaS, confidentiality, trading systems, FIX connectivity, API implementation, hosting, outsourcing, maintenance, consulting, research distribution and other agreementsQualificationsParalegal Certification and/or Bachelor's degree. If you are a law school student, you should have completed at least two (2) full years of law school.Motivated and detail-oriented self-starter who is interested in entering IT transactional contracts fieldSuperior organizational skills are helpful for this position as it includes interacting with internal clients, counsel and others in connection with its dutiesPrevious financial industry experience is a plusFollow-up and strong communication skills are criticalA successful candidate should be able to act on detailed instructions, be organized and should demonstrate good judgment and ability to maintain confidentialityReports to: Chief Technology and IP Counsel