About This Role
Our Legal team is seeking a Paralegal to primarily support the Commercial Contracts team. In this role, you will apply your knowledge of job skills, company policies, and procedures to complete a wide range of assignments. Responsibilities include handling tasks that are routine to moderately complex, under the supervision of Senior Counsel and other legal staff.
What You'll Do
Serve as the Legal Department's primary liaison with Ace's Indirect Procurement, IT contract coordinators, and other departments for contract lifecycle management, including monitoring Ace's contract management system (e.g., Ariba) for new requests and assigning matters
Develop a working knowledge of Ace's contracts management system and other tools used for the assembly of relevant contract history and the review of contract requests
Conduct initial reviews of a variety of contracts to identify legal, regulatory, and policy risks, prepare initial redlines reflecting comments, and coordinate with attorneys to ensure alignment with internal standards.
Conduct interviews with business client to determine details regarding contract request.
Coordinate contract workflows across Legal, Business, and Data Privacy & Security teams, facilitating effective collaboration and timely resolution of contract-related matters.
Maintain and update contract templates to reflect evolving business needs, legal requirements, and best practices.
Follow existing contract workflows, focusing on efficiency, scale, and operational excellence and make recommendations for continuous contract process improvements.
Support corporate governance activities, including drafting board resolutions, managing Annual Shareholders Meetings, and handling subsidiary formations, dissolutions, and related filings.
Engage with internal departments and all levels of management, as well as outside counsel, to support legal operations and strategic initiatives.
Assist attorneys in managing the whistleblower complaint program, ensuring proper documentation and follow-up.
Review and process outside counsel invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with billing guidelines
Other matters as requested by Senior Counsel and legal staff.
Required Skills
Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree required preferably with a paralegal certificate
2+ years of related experience as a paralegal or other legal field
Must work well independently, be self-motivated - follow-up and follow-through skills essential
Must be open to supporting all members of Legal team
A self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively and develop strong relationships with internal teams and our legal partners
Possess strong initiative and the interest and ability to learn
Regularly uses discretion and independent judgment in matters of consequence for Ace
Ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment
Focused on effectiveness and efficiency, highly organized, thorough with superior attention to detail
Ability to remain focused and flexible to address changes in work requirements
Ability to understand your audience and tailor communications of complicated materials to the audience in each situation
Notary Public a plus
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of applications
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Compensation Details:
$74700 - $93600 per year
With a 15% annual incentive opportunity!
Why should you join our team?
We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.
In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also offers competitive benefits* that address life's necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:
Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 122% of your target opportunity!)
Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year in addition to quarterly contributions and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 5 years, company contributions (matching, quarterly & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 10.4% of total eligible compensation.
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability - up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It's a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities - and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review
We know the work environment matters. That's why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales
We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
Adoption cost reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
Identity theft protection
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Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable plans and policies.
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When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.
Disclaimer
The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an individual's education, training and experience, the position's work location, required travel (if any), and external market conditions when determining the final salary for potential new hires.
Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position description for the accurate starting pay range information and feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if you are chosen to move forward with an interview.
This written "Position Description" is not intended to cover all aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties, including essential job functions, according to business necessity.
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Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.
