Senior Commercial Paralegal

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:               Senior Commercial Paralegal

LOCATION:       Bellevue, WA

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Senior Commercial Paralegal

Energetic and experienced Senior Commercial Paralegal will deliver high-quality services and work with other professionals on a fast-paced legal team. The individual must be self-directed with demonstrated professionalism and a true desire to develop an effective working relationship with colleagues and have the ability and judgment to manage end to end processes with little supervision.  High energy, flexibility, confidence, integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality and the ability to interface with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provides dedicated programmatic support for the TerraPower lawyers) and will report to the Senior Corporate Counsel.
• Prepares drafts of agreements, including confidentiality agreements, and other documents and handles both routine and first line non-routine contract review and negotiations (including confidentiality agreements) in consultation with the TerraPower lawyers.
• Provides end-to-end processes primarily for procurement contract and confidentiality agreement reviews.
• Creates and formats documents electronically including letters, memos, status reports, presentations (PowerPoint), spreadsheets (Excel), and other related documents.
• Provides legal support for TerraPower government contracts and grants and associated compliance requirements.
• Prepares updates to and provides administration of legal policies and procedures in consultation with the TerraPower lawyers.
• Provides support for the creation of, and updates to, standard contract templates for TerraPower’s business.
• Files, tracks and updates a variety of business and legal templates and documents.
• Understands the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
• Facilitates daily contact with TerraPower lawyers and other TerraPower personnel via email and phone.
• Coordinates with TerraPower lawyers to meet business objectives and the TerraPower legal department’s goals and objectives.
• •    Manages external work with outside lawyers and others regarding matters on which the TerraPower legal team is working.
• Initiates and sustains continuous improvement in TerraPower contracting advice, negotiations, templates, drafting, implementation and management, undertaking negotiations and contract management when needed.
• Initiates and implements technological improvements to streamline legal review and support.
• Determines priority and responds appropriately and coordinates communications with stakeholders.  Makes recommendations as needed regarding appropriate action and follow-up.
• Conducts legal and other research a