Intellectual Property Paralegal
Northrop Grumman
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Provide support across a wide range of transactional legal matters and subjects
- Assist attorneys in drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements
- Conduct legal research and summarize relevant legal issues
- Help manage and own long-term goals and projects for the legal team
- Develop, implement, and execute new internal tools and process improvements
- Coordinate electronic signatures and maintain contract records and filings
- Provide limited support for litigation
- Build relationships and collaborate with product, engineering, finance, and other teams
- Identify and implement methods for streamlining existing legal processes
- Receive training and mentoring from attorneys and senior paralegals/contract managers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Interest in the law preferred (paralegal or legal internship experience, or interest in attending law school)
- Demonstrated ability with critical thinking and formal writing
- Strong legal research skills
- Meticulous attention to detail in reviewing contracts and legal documents
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across product, engineering, sales, procurement, and finance teams
- Adaptability and ability to manage changing priorities and deadlines
- Initiative, ownership mentality, and proactive problem-solving skills
- Ability to coordinate electronic signatures and maintain contract records
- Willingness to receive training and mentoring from attorneys and senior paralegals/contract managers
