Commercial Contracts Specialist

Requirements:

• 3-6 years of experience in commercial contracts/commercial law setting managing the complete lifecycle of contracts
• Experience redlining contracts - NDAs, SOW's, Change Orders 
• Strong Organizational skills
• Ability to commute on-site in Bethesda 4 days a week (parking pass offered)

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Preferences:

• Experience with SpringCM or Docusign

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Responsibilities:

• Assist Contracts Group with preparation and review of contracts (including Qualified Vendor Agreements, Staffing Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, License Agreements, Amendments, Change Orders, etc.); update and maintain approved template agreements; manage Choice’s Contracts Inbox; and conduct basic legal research including corporate entity status verification.
• Day-to-day responsibility for managing the entire contracts lifecycle and portfolio; coordinate with Senior Paralegal, Counsel and Senior Counsel to assign Contract Requests to legal resources; assist with contracts/systems trainings; work with internal business clients to secure final, signed contract copies for Legal compliance; work with Counsel to enhance and improve the contracts lifecycle on an ongoing basis; manage the review and approval of legal review waiver requests; assist Contract Specialist with the management of System (ex. SpringCM and DocuSign) access, tracking and notification features for internal clients (and provide back-up support if and as-needed); manage corporate policy compliance reporting regarding policies impacting the Contracts Group; and coordinate regular vendor contracts reviews, support Senior Paralegal with updating and maintaining the Legal Department “Contracts” page on Choice Central