Paralegal

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Posted Yesterday job requisition : R-116
** Company Overview:
** Come grow with us! We are
** One Rayonier**, a team that works together to create value by prioritizing safety, challenging the status quo, giving back to our communities, and driving innovation through continuous learning. With nearly 100 years of experience, we're still discovering new ways to make lives better with our trees, our land, and - our most important resource - our
** people**.At Rayonier, we strive to create an employee experience where you feel valued and proud to be part of our team. We foster a respectful, inclusive and collaborative environment that celebrates your unique talents and perspectives. Experience the Rayonier difference:
We're big enough to offer exciting career paths, but small enough for you to know your colleagues by name. Come join a team that empowers you to make a difference!

The
** Paralegal
* * will support four attorneys in connection with forestry matters (e.g., timber contracts, non-timber business transactions, easements, boundary line issues), rural real estate (e.g., purchase and sale transactions, agreements, title issues, closings, leasing), environmental matters (e.g., permitting, compliance), litigation support, contract management, and records management. This position also serves as back-up administrative support to the Law Department (e.g., mail, files, scanning/copying, notary support).
** Primary Responsibilities
**** General Forestry Matters:
** Assist counsel with managing forestry matters throughout the company's land base, including timber harvesting contracts and related matters, fiber sales agreements, boundary line disputes, acquiring and selling a variety of easements (e.g., access, pipeline, and utility easements), condemnation proceedings, cell tower leases, and commercial contracts related to non-timber sales transactions.
** Rural Real Estate Transactions**:
Assist with the drafting and management of real estate contracts (e.g., using the correct forms, version control, redlining documents), resolving title issues (e.g., reviewing commitments, resolving issues, responding to title objections), and management of closings (e.g., drafting closing documents, reviewing closing statements, coordinating with outside title/escrow agents). Keeps all stakeholders informed of the status of closings.
** Document Drafting & Contract Management:
** Provide independent analysis and preparation of legal documents (for review by counsel) for use in all aspects of general real estate and business transactions and litigation matters (e.g., real estate documentation, service and purchase contracts, financial reports, correspondence, etc.). Work closely with the company's contract administration team to maintain form agreements and ensure efficient administration of contracting process, including requisite approvals and authorizations.

Demonstrated interest in, and experience with, using available artificial intelligence tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Gemini) to increase efficiency and quality of drafting and other legal work.
** Legal Records Administration:
** Maintain legal files for Law Department and business units. Assists with implementing and enforcing the company's Records Retention policy.
** Secretarial Support**:
Responsible for composition of coherent internal and external correspondence, and internal legal reports, involving moderately complex legal material, in draft form, as well as independently authors correspondence for distribution internally and externally.
** General Administration:
** Responsible for maintaining and processing law department budget documents and maintaining the Legal Tracker billing system.
** Litigation Support**:
Assist counsel in litigation matters, including locating and organizing documents for production, and identifying document custodians required by litigation, coordinating activities with outside counsel, and initiating and closing litigation holds.
** Strict Confidentiality:
** Works well within the confines of a strict confidential environment, requiring frequent substantive interface with senior corporate management, and with comparable level managers and attorneys, both internal and external, in a general business environment.
** Required Qualifications
**** Education Level

Required:

** Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in a major relevant to this position (e.g., Paralegal Studies, Business,…