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CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is a relief organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. CORE is currently providing its support in multiple states in the United States and communities around the world. CORE's efforts are driven by a focus on equity, locally hired staff, and an investment that starts from within the community and adapts to its dynamic needs.
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Job Overview:
The Paralegal & Compliance Officer provides administrative, project management and document management support to the organization. This individual will be expected to generate a variety of standard legal documents and legal correspondence and to act as project coordinator for both global compliance and legal-related activities, including litigation and related insurance matters. This position requires maintaining strict confidentiality with respect to very sensitive information.
Responsibilities:
- Provide the organization with notary services. Which are commonly required for a variety of legal documents, including contracts, corporate documents, and powers of attorney.
- Prepare, edit and quality control all basic legal documents relating to legal presence around the world.
- Lead the process of registering, creating and closing legal entities in different states and countries.
- Organize and maintain sensitive files.
- Be first point of communication for legal issues, including answering inquiries and helping to prioritize and organize incoming legal requests.
- Assist with administration of compliance database.
- Work with senior leadership and external legal counsel to identify, prioritize, and resolve compliance matters.
- Track and follow-up on all pending litigation matters.
- Work to provide aid and documentation to outside counsels.
- Track and follow-up on all legal-related compliance issues around world, in collaboration with the senior leadership and Human Resources as needed.
- Initiate and follow up on questions to outside international legal counsel.
- Assist in identifying new law firms and attorneys when needed.
- Act as point person for routine institutional and affiliated contract review and help ensure efficiency of this process.
- Maintain & oversee annual charitable registration process.
- Organize and respond to outside counsel requests and billing around the globe.
- Maintain strict confidentiality on handling HR and other legal matters.
- Exercise independent judgment when needed to drive projects to completion.
Experience & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Notary Certification
- At least 5 years of experience working as a paralegal, preferably in a nonprofit organization.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience drafting and reviewing legal documents.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Independent Judgment and initiative
- Knowledge of Outlook, Microsoft Office products, database, and information management systems
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