Paralegal Consultant

IOCO • Other • Roodepoort, South Africa • 6h ago

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.Â In this role, youâ€™ll work directly with our legal team to ensure smooth case handling, accurate document management, and efficient legal support on a critical project.

If youâ€™re detail-oriented, proactive, and ready to contribute meaningfully to our success, weâ€™d love to have you on board!Â

What youâ€™ll do:

The required resource will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

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: