Paralegal

Location:

Atlanta, New York, Washington, Houson, Chicago

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Our General Counsel’s Office (GCO) supports EY’s business by serving as trusted advisors to the EY community and providing the highest quality legal services to EY’s service lines and business enablement functions.

The Legal Assistant—Contracts/Transactions is responsible for assisting the firm’s attorneys within the General Counsel’s Office (GCO) in various administrative and para‑professional tasks related to the negotiation of contracts, evaluation of transactions, protection of firm assets (particularly patents), corporate governance, data privacy and security matters and the provision of legal guidance to the firm’s leaders and business teams. Although no prior legal experience is necessary, this position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, organization, critical‑thinking ability, and an active, inquisitive mind.

• Assist attorneys in reviewing, editing, and negotiating non‑disclosure agreements, data processing agreements, business associate agreements, non‑reliance letters, and other agreements
• Perform legal and non‑legal research, including with respect to applicable state, federal and international privacy laws and regulations
• Support GCO’s governance practice group by maintaining corporate secretarial records, preparing governmental filings and responding to requests for information
• Undertake ad‑hoc projects to facilitate transactions being evaluated by the firm and agreements to which the firm is a party
• Help implement legal risk management and other processes to enable the quality delivery of legal advice and services to the firm’s business teams and leaders
• Participate in GCO privacy team meetings and training sessions and work with other GCO privacy attorneys to update templates, policies and contracting procedures
• Work with attorneys to administer the organization’s patent portfolio, as well as prepare and maintain copyright and trademark registrations
• Apply standard provisions from firm contract templates to commercial agreements
• Understand and communicate firm policies and positions on various issues relating to the negotiation of commercial agreements
• Communicate with firm personnel, external clients, vendors and other third parties
• Serve as initial GCO point of contact for certain categories of requests from business teams
• Track agreement progress, internal firm approvals and status

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four‑year college/university, top of class preferred
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; should be able to discuss complex topics in an articulate and thoughtful manner
• Outgoing personality with excellent interpersonal skills; ability to have frequent, effective interactions with wide array of firm personnel
• Willingness to take initiative; be highly motivated and ambitious
• Strong critical‑thinking skills and analytical ability; possess an inquisitive nature
• Proficiency with common computer applications (i.e., Microsoft Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint) 0‑4 years of work experience (internships included)

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you…