Paralegal Specialist

Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly skilled Paralegal Specialist to join our Ethics and Compliance organization. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in supporting the development and implementation of our company's E&C program.

• Conduct research and analysis for various compliance and legal matters related to U.S. and international laws.
• Participate in CO projects that support compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Collaborate closely with CO legal counsel, paralegals, and compliance analysts on anti-corruption compliance and third-party related matters.
• Support the legal review of third-party due diligence and vetting process, and identify/escalate issues for legal review.
• Review and draft third-party agreements, amendments, and related documents.
• Support preliminary reviews and analyses of hospitality requests for non-U.S. government officials in collaboration with assigned CO attorneys.
• Perform public media and U.S. watch list/sanctions screenings.
• Coordinate regularly with U.S. and foreign legal counsel.
• Conduct online research on corporate ownership structures, ultimate beneficial owners of partners, and other legal and compliance issues.
• Provide support in assembling and analyzing operational and substantive metrics to inform decision-making, and preparation of presentations.
• Assist with programs for educating and training company personnel on various compliance risks.
• Perform specifically delegated tasks related to E&C compliance initiatives.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as the CO manager may assign from time to time.

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3 years paralegal experience.
• Relevant international, anti-corruption, or any ethics and compliance experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, database management.
• Experience drafting agreements and conducting online legal research.
• Ability to execute tasks and projects independently and proactively.
• Ability to balance multiple, competing priorities, individuals, and geographies.
• Ability to build and foster effective, collaborative relationships with others.
• US citizenship.

• Experience using online third-party due diligence tools, such as Aravo, Diligent, Steele, Westlaw, etc.
• Experience performing and analyzing public media searches, denied parties, and other screenings.
• Experience in international anti-corruption compliance regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, and other global anticorruption laws.
• Experience in anti-boycott, antitrust, anti-human trafficking compliance.
• In-house or law firm experience researching third parties, corporate ownership structures, and ultimate beneficial owners.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting compliance-related data.
• Significant corporate compliance and governance experience.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.