Paralegal

Description

Arrow International is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of charitable gaming products and solutions. We produce and distribute a wide array of products including consumables (pull tab tickets, bingo paper and ink, etc.) as well as world class, state-of-the-art, electronic gaming products. Our products are sold, installed, and operated in numerous social and gaming venues around the world. We continue to grow at a record pace and offer this exciting career opportunity to join our team where we are focused on attracting and engaging exceptional talent, empowering colleagues to achieve fulfilling careers, and creating fun and engaging products that are second to none for our customers.

Position Summary

The on-site Paralegal position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and provides advanced paralegal and compliance support to the Legal Department in the areas of contract management, regulatory licensing, corporate governance, lease management and intellectual property review, with other responsibilities as determined by the General Counsel from time to time, including the following:

Primary Roles and Responsibilities

Contract Management

• Responsible for updating and maintaining the Company's contract management database by loading executed contracts and license renewals.

• Responsible for setting alerts and reminders of upcoming renewals and deadlines using the contract management system and ensuring all deadlines are conveyed to the appropriate team members and addressed.

• Responsible for implementing the Company's document retention policies and organizing and maintaining all contracts, corporate records and other paper and electronic legal records.

Regulatory Licensing

• Responsible for preparing and filing gaming regulatory licenses applications and renewals for the Company's subsidiary and affiliated entities in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

• Researches, monitors, analyzes and tracks legislation and regulations affecting the Company's subsidiary licenses as needed to complete filings and as requested by General Counsel.

Corporate Governance

• Prepares and files foreign entity registration statements and annual renewals for the Company's affiliated entities to ensure that these companies remain in good standing in the jurisdictions in which they do business.

• Drafts minutes and maintains corporate record books for the Company's affiliated entities.

• Coordinates foreign entity filings and agents for service of process.

• Assists with establishing and dissolving corporate entities as directed, including drafting and filing articles of incorporation, bylaws and other documents.

• Assists with due diligence and onboarding for any mergers and acquisitions, as requested by the General Counsel.

• Prepares reports, correspondence, presentations, forms and other documents often of a confidential nature and requiring individual judgment, without significant instruction or review.

Lease Management

• Oversees Leases for the Company and maintains a summary of current facilities and business terms for each Lease.

• Coordinates and creates first drafts of any Lease renewals and amendments.

• Assists in-house attorneys with review of Lease terms.

Intellectual Property

• Assists General Counsel with review of trademarks for new products and review of product catalogs for proper intellectual property markings.

• Research patent and trademark databases for competitor products and assists in-house counsel with responses to any threatened litigation.

Requirements

Experience and Education

• Paralegal degree or certification required.

• 6+ years of experience with law firm or in-house.

• Contract management experience required and familiarity with Cobblestone a plus.

• Compliance or regulatory experience is a plus.

• Requires complete discretion and ability to maintain confidential information.

• High attention to detail and ability to manage repetitive projects.

• Demonstrates the ability to think and work independently and creatively.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work with all levels of management.

• Professional demeanor and ability to represent the company to regulators.

• Ability to develop and implement effective procedures and improvements.

• Ability to meet deadlines and report progress or concerns.

• Ability to work with limited direct supervision.