The Role
Our client is seeking a Paralegal Consultant with a wealth of experience in contract management processes and architecture solution platforms to join their team for a focused 3-month contract. In this role, you'll work directly with our legal team to ensure smooth case handling, accurate document management, and efficient legal support on a critical project.
If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and ready to contribute meaningfully to our success, we'd love to have you on board!
Skills and Experience
What you'll do:
Implementation Planning and coordination with relevant teams.
Develop a detailed project plan outlining milestones, timelines, and responsibilities.
Oversee the migration of existing contracts to the new system.
Conduct thorough data validation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Customization and Configuration - Collaborate with selected vendor to customize the contract system based on legal team needs. Configure user access permissions, workflows, and approval processes.
Document Management - Review and organize contracts within the system, ensuring they are correctly categorized and easily accessible.
Assist in creating and maintaining a Clause library and Playbooks for various contracts.
Training - Develop training materials and user guides and conduct training sessions to familiarize users with the new system.
Testing and Quality Assurance - Participate and execute thorough testing to identify and resolve any system issues before full deployment.
User Support and Issue Resolution - Provide continuous support for staff using the new system.
Monitoring and Reporting - Monitor system performance and address any emerging issues.
Generate regular reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of the contract management system.
Establish a feedback loop for continuous improvement based on user input.
Your expertise:
Minimum of 5 years working experience in the following areas:
Experience managing a contract management software
Commercial/Corporate experience in a large local law firm or an international law firm or in-house legal or relevant international company
Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
Experience in telecom environment or ICT/wholesale environment.
Experience in reviewing transactions involving the procurement, development, licensing and support of technology products and services, and intellectual property.
Competencies and key skills:
Legal Knowledge and Document management.
Basic IT skills and experience with specific contract management systems or similar software.
Project Management.
Verbal and written communication skills:
Analytical skills
Adaptability and learning agility
Team Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
Qualifications required:
3 - 4 Year degree in Law (Bachelor of Laws) or relevant Undergraduate degree
Master of Laws or relevant Master's degree is advantageous
Other
Other information applicable to the opportunity:
Contract Position: 3 Months
Location: Roodepoort - Hybrid
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