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Cirrus Aircraft Paralegal-Corporate in Duluth, Minnesota
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ABOUT THE JOB Cirrus Aircraft -- a market leader committed to redefining and growing personal aviation -- is looking for an experienced Corporate Paralegal to join our dynamic Legal team. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, the Corporate Paralegal will provide broad-based support to the Legal Department in the administration and support of the company’s legal affairs, all in a manner that displays excellence, a high degree of attention to detail, and a service-oriented approach. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of corporate paralegal experience, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and will collaborate with key Cirrus Aircraft stakeholders on various legal matters.
The location for this position is Cirrus HQ in Duluth, Minnesota, where the Legal Department is based. As the home to our corporate headquarters, Duluth is a four-season city on the western tip of Lake Superior and was voted Best Town by Outside Magazine. The splendor of the world's largest freshwater lake offers many outdoor activities for adventure or rejuvenation. The North Shore lifestyle is known for its year-round activities, including bicycle and snowmobile trails, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, golfing, sailing, and skiing. As a top employer in the area, Cirrus Aircraft was recently named “Best Overall Large Company to Work for in the Northland” and “Best Workplace Culture” by the Duluth News Tribune readers.
Provide review and drafting support for routine legal documents and corporate agreements and instruments, including confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, sales agreements, supplier agreements, etc.
Provide corporate governance support and serve as primary organizer and administrator of corporate records; assist with filing annual reports and other corporate documents for the company and its subsidiaries.
Support the management of Cirrus Aircraft’s brand assets and assist with trademark clearances, trademark and copyright filings, brand licensing and permissions, and provide domain name portfolio assistance.
Furnish assistance in financing, real estate, and business development transactions, including due diligence support, document organization, and closings.
Conduct legal and factual research under the direction and guidance of the Company’s attorneys.
Manage the Legal Department’s document management repositories, intranet platform, contract management system, and other information repositories to promote efficiency and centralize key templates, policies, processes, memos, etc.
Evaluate and implement measures to enhance cross-functional collaboration on legal projects and strategic initiatives.
Collaborate with the Company’s attorneys to identify and track departmental success metrics and benchmarks; prepare various tracking reports and report out materials on behalf of the Legal Department, including Power Point presentations.
Manage the submission, tracking, and processing of outside counsel invoices
Develop and implement reports for monitoring outside legal spending.
Lead and manage strategic legal operations initiatives and pursue continuous improvement with legal operations to promote departmental efficiency.
Provide a limited amount of administrative support for the Legal Department.
Assist with other company-wide strategic matters and Legal Department projects as needed.
Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
Travel requirements estimated at 5% (domestic).
ABOUT YOURequired Skills & Education
- 5+ years of experience as a paralegal in a law firm or corporate in-house legal department. Some corporate in-house experience preferred.
Preferred Skills & Education
Paralegal Degree or Certification required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience utilizing Microsoft Power BI
Current Minnesota notary public
Proficiency and high aptitude with Microsoft programs and applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams), Adobe Acrobat, Salesforce, and contract management systems.
Strong oral and written communications, presentation, and facilitation skills. Must interact confidently, persuasively and diplomatically with all levels of Cirrus organization. Must also be a good listener.
Must be a self-starter with a proactive and problem-solving approach who demonstrates exceptional organizational and planning skills.
Exceptional organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-faceted projects in a fast-paced environment, and be comfortable with minimal supervision.
Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize multiple projects.
Ability to work independently while functioning well in a team environment.
Ability to understand general business operations, issues and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues.
CIRRUS MISSIONTo deliver our customers an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety.
ABOUT CIRRUS AIRCRAFTCirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort, and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. Worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed nine million hours, and over 170 people have returned home safely to their families due to the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The company has three locations in the United States: Duluth, Minnesota; Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com.
OUR BENEFITSCirrus offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, life, short and long-term disability insurance, a flexible spending account, a 401K retirement savings plan, voluntary vision, an Employee Referral Incentive Program, and vacation and holiday pay. Additionally, all employees enjoy a discount at the company store and exclusive discounts from our world-class partners, like Garmin, Bose, AT&T, Microsoft, Fastenal and more.
LIFE AT CIRRUSCirrus is dedicated to advancing general aviation as a leading manufacturer of personal aircraft. The Cirrus Flying Club offers employees and their family members the unique opportunity to obtain their private pilot’s license in the comfort of a Cirrus or rent a Cirrus for an impromptu adventure at a greatly reduced rate.
At Cirrus, we are committed to investing in the future of our employees and company by offering professional development and career progression opportunities that include onboarding, recurrent and area-specific training, talent acceleration and leadership development, continuing education, and tuition assistance programs.
We also engage employees by offering several employee and family events throughout the year and the opportunity to participate in activity clubs and community events. From holiday and special occasion celebrations to local runs and barbecues, our team has the opportunity to connect with each other, the community, and our customers.