Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Location: Anchorage Alaska
Description: Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation is hiring Legal Assistant/Paralegal right now, this job will be placed in Alaska. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. COMPANY OVERVIEW
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is recognized as one of Alaska’s leading companies with 3,000 employees nationwide. As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings growth and benefits to our over 2,500 Iñupiat shareholders. The size and diversity of our operations means we have a broad variety of career opportunities. We recruit only qualified people looking to join a workforce characterized by strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, a superior work environment with a focus on career development, and great wages and benefits.
! JOB SUMMARY
Reporting to the Staff Attorney, the Par! alegal/Legal Assistant provides administrative support for all legal functions, and is part of the UIC Legal Department.
Please note, this position is temporary and will last approximately 5 months.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide administrative support for the UIC Legal Department, including:
Draft contracts for services for UIC Parent and UIC Subsidiaries using UIC’s contracting format and procedures;
Review, draft, and provide management support for UIC Real Estate;
Perform Contract Review utilizing UIC’s contracting guidelines;
Develop and maintain knowledge ability about UIC’s Lands and Environmental issues;
Create and manage internal legal paper and electronic filing system;
Organize, code and track outside law firm invoices;
Format and prepare legal correspondence and other legal documents, including notices, filings, courtesy copies, deeds, subpoenas, and discovery reque! sts and responses;
Coordinate with appropriate managers and employees throughout UIC and its family of companies to assist them to efficiently and effectively meet their legal needs;
Research Alaska Corporations and Alaska Native Settlement Act laws and regulations;
Maintain and update corporate governance records and filings of subsidiaries;
Schedule and make logistical arrangements for internal and external meetings;
Create and manage project files, filing and activity calendars, and corporate records;
Assist in coordinating outside legal services with In-House Legal, other Support Services, and operations, both at UIC parent level and also with the UIC subsidiaries.
Required Skills
QUALIFICATIONS
Excellent administrative and organizational skills;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Proven dependability, and ability to manage a large workload with competing pri! orities;
Excellent computer skills, including superior profici! ency in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe, and other software programs, and familiarity with the Alaska Corporations systems;
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle a variety of tasks, and meet established deadlines;
ability to professionally coordinate within and outside the UIC family of companies;
5 years experience in a legal or other technical professional setting preferred.
Paralegal certification and/or a BA or BS degree, preferred.
Required Experience
Applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements.
All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources fo! r assistance. (Click here to be directed to the UIC Recruiter Contacts page) .
All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com , and submit an application for all positions they wish to be considered.
UIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation.
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This job starts available on: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 08:51:43 GMT