Paralegal Contracts Administrator EMENA
Paralegal Contracts Administrator EMENA
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Job Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who is driven accurate and serviceoriented to join our EMENA Legal team based in The Netherlands. In this role you will be relied upon to provide a wide range of support to legal counsels and our business teams primarily on contract administration and drafting. This position encompasses a variety of tasks and responsibilities and requires perseverance commitment and selfinitiative.
The position is stationed at our European Headquarters (Oegstgeest the Netherlands) with the option for some remote work as the workplace evolves. This role reports to the Senior Legal Counsel EMENA.
Main Responsibilities:
Manage contract administration process intake of requests and questions; triage of requests to ensure appropriate resource allocation; assist with obtaining needed information for contract processing.
Understand commercial background of transactions review and revise initial and subsequent contract drafts in collaboration with Legal Counsels and sometimes independently.
Be proficient at various types of agreements such as confidentiality agreements procurement agreements rebate agreements general sales and purchase conditions & agreements development agreements as well as amendments thereof.
Manage third party screening process of suppliers and customers
Provide contract related training to internal and external stakeholders
Litigation administration process management including preparing litigation reports and accrual reports and potentially being involved in gathering evidence in support of claims and defenses and maintenance of accurate matter files.
Support quarterly budgeting and forecasting process
Additional Responsibilities:
Serve as backup to department paralegal(s) supporting the management of corporate entities and all business units.
Take an active role in department effectiveness and efficiency projects (streamlining processes creating templates and training)
Qualifications :
Higher education/degree in Law or related field (or equivalent experience managing and drafting commercial contracts)
2 years of demonstrated success in a similar role and customer serviceoriented environment
Significant substantive knowledge and skills concerning drafting and legal effect of commercial contract provisions and transactions
Knowledge of legal entity management is a plus but not required if committed to learning the area
Knowledge of litigation support and management is a plus but not required if committed to learning the area
Consistent eye for detail accurate and high standards for all work output is critical
Independent curious and flexible thinker who is a selfstarter for problemsolving
Active and enthusiastic learner with demonstrated ability to learn new areas
Demonstrated business acumen
Highest standard of integrity ethics and demonstrated ability to keep all matters handled and information received in the strictest confidence
Excellent computer skills: proficiency in Google Workspace Microsoft Office Word Excel. Ability to reformat a Word document to a high level of perfection and professionalism
Fluency in English for contracts and legal documents is required. Additional language fluencies for legal matters are highly desirable.
Thrives in a team environment with a bias for action and collaboration
Additional Information :
We offer:
- Attractive salary package
- Workplace & work hours flexibility
- Structured learning and development / Mentoring program
- International environment
- Events such as International Womens Day Earth Day etc.
- A growing and welcoming team with good spirit!
Who we are! Our Story:
Every voice. Every day! Eight Values. One Team!
Being open to every voice every day brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our futureoriented work. Across our diverse global team every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.
Avery Dennison is an equalopportunity employer. In the EMEA region we have these Employee Resource Groups:
- EmpoWer focusing on the engagement mentoring and promotion of women
- Mental Health striving to provide a safe space for employees to discuss mental health issues in the workplace
- Unite supporting the LGBTQI and ally community in the EMEA region
To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity Equity & Inclusion approach please go to our Diversity and Inclusion pages in the About Us section of our website:
At Avery Dennison we do what we love and we love what we do Just click here and get to know us better: Life @ Avery Dennison (linkedin.com/company/averydennison/life/emea)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
