ACTS-Aviation Security Inc
Location
Des Plaines, IL | United States
Job description
Position Summary:
ACTS delivers the highest standards of security for airports and facilities across the country. We are searching for a paralegal to provide executive, legal, and administrative support for ACTS' Legal Department, under the supervision of General Counsel, with respect to the Legal Department's handling of the company's legal, risk management, and compliance functions. You will work closely with the General Counsel to carry out the day-to-day affairs of the Legal Department and will work cross-functionally with other departments to manager and effectuate special projects and assignments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Maintaining the Legal Department’s record keeping systems (including SharePoint) with respect to litigation, contract, corporate governance (including Board of Director matters), compliance, insurance, knowledge management, and special projects (including legal trackers).
- Drafting and assisting with the finalization of contracts and other transactional and legal documents.
- Working with insurance brokers with respect to insurance renewals, issuance of certificates of insurance, and program audits.
- Maintaining business and compliance registrations and licensing in conjunction with internal departments, governmental bodies, and external vendors.
- Conducting and/or assisting with intra-company investigations.
- Overseeing service of process program and providing support for claims and litigation, including performing legal research, drafting memos and routine legal preservation notices, and responding to subpoenas.
- Assisting General Counsel with special legal projects and initiatives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree; Paralegal Certificate or completion of paralegal degree program preferred.
- Three (3) plus years of paralegal experience with a law firm or corporation (in-house corporate experience preferred) with meaningful experience in one or more of the following practice areas: commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, insurance/risk management, corporate governance, investigations, workers compensation and other claims management.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (focused largely on Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint); experience with contract management software preferred.
- Maintain confidentiality and discretion (internally and externally).
- Ability to quickly process workflow and prioritize and manage a varied workload.
- Action orientated.
- Responsive with a sense of urgency.
- Critical and solution-driven thinker.
- Collaborative and team oriented.
- Commitment and passion for client service.
- Strong and clear communicator (both verbally and in writing).
Travel: Environmental Requirements: - Hybrid Schedule: Monday and Friday are remote while Tuesday through Thursday are in office
Benefits Include: - 401(k) with 100% match for 1st 3% contributed
- Dental insurance
- BCBS PPO Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off including vacation and personal days
- Vision insurance
Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position Employees at ACTS are expected to live our Values of
Trust, Teamwork ,
Professionalism and
H.E.A.R.T. to ensure that ACTS delivers on its
Mission to be the most trusted security partner .
To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:
Trust - Earning and retaining that trust means demonstrating to all stakeholders, through actions and behaviors, that ACTS team members have the capability and character to be trusted personally and professionally, as individuals and as an organization.
Teamwork - We judge ourselves on the success of all ACTS, the performance of our operational or functional teams and our shared success with customers.
Professionalism - Every ACTS employee is a security professional, expected to show a commitment to professionalism in our field, continue to learn and develop and recognize the skills and experiences of others.
H.E.A.R.T. – Demonstrate that ACTS is a service provider that succeeds entirely on the strength of its people, their relationships, respectful communications and how effectively we work together and with others.
ACTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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