Paralegal

Company Overview

SageNet is a leading managed services provider specializing in connectivity, digital signage, and cybersecurity. The company connects, manages, and protects technologies and devices across widely distributed enterprises. SageNet’s people, processes, and technologies, coupled with its collaborative approach, empowers customers to achieve their core business objectives.

The company offers world-class service and support via its US-based 24/7/365 Network Operations Centers (NOCs) and Security Operations Centers (SOCs), geographically diverse teleports, a central National Logistics Center, multiple data centers, and a nationwide field service organization.

What makes SageNet unique is its Why: SageNet is passionate about Trusted Connections. This is a two-fold calling. First, the company creates trusted, reliable, and secure technological connections for its customers. Second, and perhaps even more importantly, SageNet works tirelessly to build trusted human connections with its customers, partners, and communities. The company believes that by creating, discovering, and nurturing these trusted connections, SageNet enhances the world that connects us all.

With a three-decade track record in managed services, SageNet boasts a long-term customer base that includes the nation’s largest retail, financial, healthcare, utilities, and energy organizations. SageNet manages communications for more than 220,000 endpoints. Headquartered in Tulsa, SageNet has regional offices in Atlanta, Toronto and Washington, D.C.

Purpose And Responsibilities

The SageNet Paralegal will serve as the primary support for SageNet’s General Counsel and Associate Counsel. This position is for an upcoming or recent college graduate with an interest in attending law school. Specifically, the Paralegal will:

• Provide support to SageNet’s General Counsel and Senior Counsel which will consist of regularly interacting with SageNet’s finance, operations, sales and C-level executives
• Draft and review contractual agreements with supervision and manage the contract approval process
• Manage General Counsel and Senior Counsel responsibilities and assist in scheduling matters
• Maintain, organize and distribute SageNet contractual agreements, corporate records, commission plans, etc.
• Answer routine internal and external inquiries regarding contracts or other legal matters
• Create and maintain standard contract forms and templates
• Assist in merger and acquisition activity, entity dissolution processes and other corporate governance matters
• Develop and lead legal trainings
• Conduct legal research
• Manage any compliance matters including external filings, registrations and licenses
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Detail-oriented, excellent proofreader and writer
• Self-starter and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Motivated, approachable, professional, highly organized, capable of multitasking and able to meet deadlines
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain a high degree of discretion and confidentiality
• Strong interest in the law
• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic record
• 2-year minimum commitment to the position
• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Must be willing to relocate to Reston, VA (Washington D.C. Metro)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Administrative or legal experience in a corporate or law firm setting
• Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint, Outlook and Salesforce
  
  

Working Conditions

• Working indoors in the Reston office, or otherwise working remotely, from a space dedicated to a professional working environment conducive to a workspace for conversations and work to be conducted in a confidential manner.
• Productively work in a hybrid work environment which consists of 2 mandatory “all-in” days, 1 variable day, and 2 virtual days. Hybrid work environment is applied per position/department and may be subject to change per changes in the Policy.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to perform work in front of a dedicated workspace for extended periods of time
• Be able to sit for long periods of time without problem
• Extensive use of fingers and hands for typing
• Extensive use of eyes to be able to analyze documents electronically and physically for long periods of time