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The Nature Conservancy Senior Paralegal in Charleston, West Virginia
WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER The Senior Paralegal, with minimal supervision from a TNC attorney, will provide an advanced level of expertise to support and coordinate legal services on complex and/or high value matters for assigned business units and projects, ensuring that transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with TNC's mission, authority, policies, and procedures. They will apply advanced knowledge and skills to serve organizational needs in a highly efficient and effective manner. They will need to effectively articulate relevant legal concepts and internal policies and procedures to others and have a solid understanding of the concept of legal liability and risk management. They will organize and track data, solve systems issues, and explain system needs to others. They will work consistently on legal issues and with teams focused on supporting TNC's philanthropy and fundraising activities, including issues related to private foundations, planned giving, and fundraising compliance. WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU We are a global conservation organization looking for someone with experience to provide legal services for our programs. You'll have exceptional written and verbal communication and organizational skills, be self-motivated, detail oriented, able to multi-task as well as track and complete many items simultaneously and have great customer service skills! Analytical experience with accounting and finance is a plus too. WHAT YOU'LL BRING Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of combined legal and administrative experience OR equivalent qualifications acquired through coursework and/or related job experience that demonstrates assumption of significant responsibilities for supporting and coordinating complex or specialized legal work. Experience drafting and reviewing legal documents, with an emphasis on contract and grant agreements. Experience with administrative support on activities, such as invoice review and processing, meeting support, and minutes taking. Experience conducting legal and factual research on the Internet and in other legal resources. Experience with MS Office, Word, Excel, and SharePoint and any other relevant technology. Written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Relevant legal experience working on nonprofit legal issues, including state charitable registration compliance filings and planned giving matters. Experience with accounting/financial/tax issues and analysis. Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural experience appreciated.