Corporate and Compliance Paralegal

Position Title : Corporate and Compliance Paralegal Reports To : General Counsel Department : Legal Status: Non-Exempt Position Purpose: The Corporate and Compliance Paralegal is responsible for supporting CalTex’s General Counsel with respect to a broad range of legal, transactional, and administrative matters, as well as for ensuring that the company’s operations are conducted in full compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules, industry best practices, and company policies and procedures. Essential Job Functions: With appropriate attorney oversight and input from the company’s General Counsel, the Corporate and Compliance Paralegal must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities in a competent manner, with or without reasonable accommodation: Obtain and maintain all licenses, registrations, and certificates of authority that are necessary for the company to carry out its business activities and to fully comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations, and rules. Such compliance, registration, and licensing activities may include, but are not limited to: Acting as the company’s primary liaison with state insurance departments and other regulatory agencies; Providing summaries and suggestions to the company’s management team and to the General Counsel with respect to the company’s compliance with current and proposed federal and state statutes, regulations, rules, and industry best practices; Preparing, filing, and maintaining all required applications, licenses, registrations, certificates of authority, and other related documents with state insurance departments and other regulatory authorities; Responding to and resolving objections raised by the state insurance departments and other regulatory authorities; and Ensuring that all the company’s corporate and product/service-related licenses, registrations, and certificates of authority are in good standing and remain current. Research, review, and analyze current and proposed state and federal statutes, regulations, and rules to determine the impact of such statutes/regulations/rules on the company’s operations and/or on the company’s product and service offerings. Prepare legislative and regulatory communications and summaries and maintain a database of current statutory/regulatory requirements relevant to the company. Analyze current business practices, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and industry best practices. Effectively communicate compliance policies and practices to internal business teams. Review, draft, prepare, and advise internal clients with respect to a broad array of consumer product warranties and other transactional documents. Assist outside counsel with intellectual property pursuits and manage recordkeeping of any information, correspondence, and filings related to intellectual property. Manage contract lifecycle and legal matter management platform, including negotiation, intake process, drafting various contracts – supplier, vendor, third-party – approval process, and compliance and management of such contracts. Provide ongoing training, assignment delegation, and supervision of warranty projects to various members of the internal review process team. Collaborate and foster positive and professional relationships with internal business clients and become a value-added partner. Assume additional responsibilities, including involvement on committees and special projects as needed or requested. Organize and maintain corporate legal files and contracts databases. Receive, review, and organize incoming requests for legal review of contracts and other legal documents. Manage the execution, distribution, and filing processes with respect to contracts and other legal documents. Assist with the maintenance of contract templates, including creating and updating contract templates and maintaining a database for such contract templates. Review, draft, and redline commercial agreements and related documents. Perform legal research and prepare legal memoranda, legal letters, and other legal communications. Serve as liaison between various internal departments and work closely with the company’s General Counsel and the company’s outside counsel with respect to collecting and organizing documents and evidence for legal proceedings and other legal matters. Perform a full range of legal support tasks and other additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:
BA/BS/BBA or a combination of a paralegal certificate and relevant work experience, are required. Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a paralegal capacity; in-house corporate paralegal experience preferred. Regulatory compliance experience strongly preferred. Excellent research and organizational skills and superb oral and written communication skills. Exceptionally detail-oriented, analytical, and organized. Strong legal a