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Paralegal 1

Location:

Kansas City, MO, US, 64106

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Paralegal will provide legal support to the Legal Department supporting JE Dunn’s Midwest Region. This position will increase efficiency of the departments and provide maximum protection for the Company. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
Career Path: Various

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

PARALEGAL

Prepare drafts of contracts with Owners relating to various building delivery methods (construction manager at-risk, construction manager as agent, and design-build) using Company’s standard forms.
Supports the Company’s subcontracting process by preparing subcontract and purchase order templates using Company’s on-line Trade Partner Onboarding system.
Prepare redacted Owner contracts to remove proprietary information prior to distribution to trade partners and distribute to operations teams.
Assists department attorneys by preparing redlines of agreements and other documents for review, including conversion of documents to electronically comparable format (e.g., OCR .pdf documents and convert to Word documents) to compare against industry templates and/or prior agreements.
File various legal documents related to Company projects, such as executed Owner contracts and non-disclosure agreements.
Assist with preparation and filing of subcontract riders.
Assist with updating standard Company templates and maintaining files for these documents.
File and follow destruction policy relating to trade partner bonds.
As needed assist department attorneys with various routine tasks, such as preparing monthly report to operations team, set-up for new department employees, ordering office supplies, and approving credit card transactions.
Develops training materials and helps deliver training as assigned

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform work accurately, completely and in a timely manner
Communication skills, verbal and written – Intermediate
Ability to follow-up on inquiries in a timely manner
Ability to prioritize multiple projects
Organizational skills – Intermediate
Ability to deliver quality through attention to detail
Ability to understand and implement best practice standards
Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement
Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate
Ability to maintain confidentiality and act ethically in all matters
Ability to perform legal research (Lexis and Internet) - Intermediate
Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field (Preferred)
In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

2+ years paralegal experience (Required)
Construction industry experience (Preferred)

Working Environment

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com

JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Why People Work Here

At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them

Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts