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Senior Contract Specialist / Contracts Manager / Legal Operations / Contracts Paralegal

Chicago, IL
Remote
Full-time
11-50
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🔴 Closes on: 
Nov 3

The Job Description

ZentLaw delivers innovative legal solutions for modern legal teams.

Work-life balance. Great colleagues. Awesome clients. A fun place to work. That’s ZentLaw.

As a member of ZentLaw's Extended Team, you have access to opportunities through our Secondment Solution at world-class brands and unicorn startups. 

We are currently seeking an experienced Paralegal / Contracts Manager / Legal Operations Professional to work with our clients through our Secondment Solution.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have a minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Contracts Manager or Contracts and Compliance Paralegal
  • Know how to manage key contract information and understand the contracts lifecycle
  • Know how to manage databases and systems for Contracts (including various CLM)
  • Be able to collaborate effectively with our client's in-house counsel, contracts and compliance teams
  • Be well-versed in establishing best practices for compliance and contracts management
  • Be able to create and deliver internal training programs on compliance best practices within our client's organization
  • Be able to collaborate and support our client's in-house counsel in furthering the compliance strategy for the company
  • Be tech fluent and well-versed or capable of ramping up quickly on a variety of technology tools and databases
  • Be able to manage contracts through the signatory process ensuring all details are handled perfectly.
  • Be a good communicator and extremely well-organized
  • Preferably, have prior in-house experience as a Contracts Paralegal, Contracts Manager or Legal Operations professional focused exclusively on contracts management and the contracting lifecycle.

In addition to the above criteria, the successful candidate for any of our roles will:

  • have a positive “can-do” attitude
  • have exceptional communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
  • have exceptional presentation and negotiation skills
  • have a strong work ethic and initiative
  • be detail-oriented and insist on high quality work product
  • know how to draft well, especially under time constraints
  • have a commitment to excellence and constant self-improvement
  • be a consummate team player with a strong business focus, outstanding judgment
  • be a person of impeccable integrity
  • have a track record of establishing solid working relationships
  • be a person who is professional in appearance and demeanor
  • have a sense of humor and a friendly nature.

How to apply: 

Apply now via LinkedIn or send your resume to careers@zentlaw.com 

EEO / All members of the diversity spectrum are encouraged to apply

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🔴 Closes on: 
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