Paralegal - Contract Administration Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Diligent Corporation Full time

About Diligent Corporation

We are a global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit, and ESG. Our mission is to empower leaders with the technology, insights, and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Paralegal to join our APAC legal team. The successful candidate will assist with contract administration, review legal documents, and provide support with employment matters.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and interpret contracts and other legal documents as requested by the Commercial Legal team.
  • Drafting documents using in-house templates.
  • Managing templates and distributing to proper business groups to ensure most recent versions are being utilized.
  • Interact with internal business partners and is a subject matter expert for contracts administration-related issues.
  • Process documents for signatures via DocuSign.
  • Tracking outstanding legal items for the team.
  • Scanning, filing, and organizing documents.
  • Providing general legal support on an as-needed basis.
  • Assist with corporate governance and entity maintenance within APAC.

Required Experience/Skills:

  • 3-4 years' experience with contract administration with strong emphasis on software agreements.
  • Fluency in Chinese and Japanese is a plus.
  • Multinational experience in APAC is highly desirable.
  • Ability to read and understand contractual terms with strong experience in reviewing and amending agreements.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to be flexible to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and good analytical skills.
  • Experience in assisting and providing support for employment matters with legal counsel.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft O365, Salesforce, DocuSign, and legal software.
  • Familiarity with APAC regulations and data protection work applicable to tech companies.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage comfortably at all levels with internal clients, both within APAC and internationally.
  • Highly motivated, strategic, detail-oriented individual with the ability to proactively manage a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical abilities.

What Diligent Offers You

  • Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature.
  • We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting-free days, generous time-off policy, and wellness programs.
  • We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
  • Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining, and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us.

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