Contracts Paralegal - Start Immediately

We are hiring a creative Contracts Paralegal to join our productive team at Keywords Studios Manila in Pasig.
Growing your career as a Full Time Contracts Paralegal is an awesome opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, decision-making and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Contracts Paralegal at Keywords Studios Manila today!

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating legal contracts, including master service agreements (MSAs), statements of work (SOWs), quotes and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and ensuring that any potential issues are flagged for consideration internally within the group.

• Liaising with the group’s Sales, Legal, Information Security, Production and Finance teams to ensure that contracts are moved through the contract workflow quickly and efficiently.

• Processing new contract requests and providing the necessary information required with a view to progressing contracts through to signing stage.

• Managing files and working independently to see matters through to completion.

• Supporting the Contracts, Sales, Legal, Information Security, Production and Finance teams with ad-hoc queries about contract status and other required information.

• Carrying out audits on the contract database and flag contracts coming up for expiry/renewal.

• Arranging for the signing of contracts using DocuSign.

• Ensuring that contracts are filed correctly with the necessary information within the group’s customer relationship management (CRM) Salesforce system.

• Providing copies of contracts and information regarding contracts to the Finance team in connection with the group’s audit process.

• Identifying inefficiencies in the contracts workflow and working with the Contracts team to improve the function. • Any other related duties as required from time to time

• Any other related duties as required from time to time.

Requirements

• Prior experience working in-house or at a law firm required.

• Educated to degree level.

• Experience negotiating and drafting legal contracts.

• Understanding of basic legalese and standard legal contract terminology.

• Experience working independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to multi-task and to handle a large number of concurrent requests of a time sensitive nature by being flexible, organised and able to prioritise and manage own workload.

• Excellent project management and communication skills and strong attention to detail.

• A “can do” attitude and good work ethic.

• Creative and innovative thinking with a view to balancing commercial demands against legal risk.

• Ability to communicate professionally, effectively and persuasively, including by explaining potentially complex clauses in a simple manner.

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills along with the ability to work effectively with others at all levels of the organisation.

• Experience working with CRM tools such as Salesforce an advantage.

• Fluent in written and spoken English (additional languages are an advantage but not required).

Benefits of working as a Contracts Paralegal in Pasig:

● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package