Paralegal/Contracts Manager

TechTrans International provides language services and travel logistics – language teaching, interpreting, translating, travel coordination and much more. We have international offices, staff and clients calling us from around the world.

We are seeking a Jr. Corporate Attorney/Contracts Manager for our Clear Lake/Houston, Texas office. The position will work closely with the HR Department and the Contracts Director.

Duties and Skills include:

• Maintain contractual documents, files, correspondence, reports and other appropriate and applicable documents and corresponding logs. Maintain, update and audit corporate contract management database and serve as main point of contact for information and reports related to the database.
• Draft legal documents, including contracts, memos and correspondence
• Maintain corporate insurance
• Works in conjunction with interdisciplinary team to ensure contractual requirements are met as determined by established deliverables; ensures adherence to those deliverables; communicates milestones and commitments.
• Negotiate directly with various parties for approval of proposals, change orders, and contract modifications
• Examine, prepare and modify a variety of technical legal documents, reports and agreements as directed
• Assist international offices and outside counsel with the collection of authorized signatures on legal documents, as well as legalization of documents
• Negotiate fees and ensure quality service with registered representative and other contractors in connection with corporate secretarial matters
• Assist with status reports and related project reporting analyses to company and client management
• Assist in coordination of expatriate employees, including but not limited to, researching local legal laws, set up with local payroll companies, liaise between internal and external departments.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of highly sensitive information
• Conduct legal research and analyze statutes, regulations, case law, international offices, Government offices, employment laws, corporate insurances
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, preferred
• 2-3 years of business administration experience, preferred
• Strong analytical skills, along with exceptional oral and written communication skills required
• Must have the ability to make sound business judgments, handle multiple contractual activities with a short turn-around time, and work independently as well as part of a team
• Must be able to demonstrate professionalism in a demanding, high stress and fast-paced environment while maintaining confidentiality
• Computer savvy- excellent proficiency with MS Office Suite

Candidate must require no sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Placement agencies and outside recruiters need not respond.

Please complete our on-line application at , click on 'Careers.'

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity and an E-Verify Participant.

Salary : $60,000 - $120,000