**Open to all locations where ERM has a office: ERM Offices in the United States - Environmental Resources Management (ERM)
Job Description:  Senior Contracts Manager for Legal—US/Canada/LACSkills and Attributes:Directs and supervises the work of paralegals and contract administratorsMonitors work and reports on progressResponsible for ensuring that paralegals meet contract and attorney requirements and deliver work on timeTroubleshoots and performs quality control spot checksFormulate administrative and technical procedures for getting work doneReports to Regional Managing Counsel—has significant contact with North America and global teams.Performs legal and factual researchDesigns and develops systems and procedures for tracking, controlling, and managing case files, exhibits, and other case-specific materialsAssist regional counsel and other attorneys with review, revision, preparation, and advice on legal documents, including NDAs, construction, consulting, vendor, subcontractor, MSAs, teaming, joint venture, and other commercial agreements.Insurance—advise, review, and revised insurance requirements and language in contracts. Manage insurance administrative functions.Assist in management and maintenance of contact databases, reviewing and summarizing contractual obligations.Coordinate communication amount internal teams, external parties, and legal counselsAssist with tasks such as contract data gathering, project management and tracking, deadline management and administrative processesAssist counsel, business partners, and global legal team with commercial transactionsQualifications:At least 10 years of commercial paralegal experienceAt least 2 years of insurance experienceMust have supervisory experience, including proven capabilities and communication skills to successfully interact with clients and attorneysRequires working knowledge of commercial contract documents, including identifying commercial and legal risks in contracts, legal software, and case management systemsRequires excellent written and oral communication skillsFamiliar with legal research tools such as LEXIS/WESTLAWMust have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), PowerBI, Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Outlook, TEAMS, and PowerPoint.Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very importantRequired Paralegal certificateWritten and verbal fluency in Spanish, will be a plusOther information/alternative language that may be included or made part of the Job DescriptionWork cross-functionally in a fast-paced, global consultancy navigating contracts, regulations, and
internal  processes.  Work  directly  with  ERM’s  business  leaders  to  establish  a  broad  range  of
complex  consulting  contracts  with  Fortune  500  and  global  enterprise  Technology,  Renewable
Energy, Financial, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Power, Manufacturing and Chemical companies.
• Review a wide range of commercial contracts in support of ERM’s offering of
environmental and sustainability services. Reviews include framework services
agreements,  licensing  agreements,  complex  subcontractor  agreements,  SaaS  base  terms
and conditions, data protection provisions, and IP protections.
• Skilled proficiency in contract writing, reviewing, and auditing pursuant to the
organizational and legal team standards.
• Manage a team of Contracts analysts/paralegals and work closely with Global legal team, including the attorneys, paralegals, and contract analysts and administrators to ensure
that  reviews  and  approvals  are  carried  out  in  a  timely  manner  and  in  accordance  with
ERM’s policies and procedures.
• Provide  training  and  legal  advice  on  contract  and  risk  management  to  members  of  the
legal team as well as all levels of business leadership in multiple LAC, U.S. and Canada business
units and internationally.
• Negotiate contract issues with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and other parties as may
be required.
• Responsibilities include team management, contract management, review, tracking,
compliance, risk-management and internal compliance, analysis, and negotiation of key
legal, risk management and commercial contract issues.
• Lead  and  implemented  a  contract  tracking  system  and  introduced  multiple  contract
drafting guides.
• Part of post-acquisition integration team for newly acquired companies. Provide guidance
and training regarding existing processes and procedures.
• Assist Risk, Insurance, Human Resources, IT and Privacy, Health and Safety,
and Compliance with legal matters as they arise.