Paralegal 1

JE Dunn Construction
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
1001 Locust Street (Show on map)
Apr 22, 2025
Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn's success. By hiringinspired people, giving theminteresting and challenging work, enabling them withinnovative tools, and letting themshare in the company's rewards, we've found asustainable way to growin our industry for the last 100+ years. Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, andwe need inspired people like youto 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. Click here for benefits details. 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 toaccommodations@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.