Job Description

Florida Crystals is a leading domestic sugar producer and North America’s first fully integrated cane sugar company, guiding our sugar from farm to table.  We are America’s first and only producer of certified organic sugar, grown and harvested in the United States. Our renewable energy facility is the largest of its kind in North America and provides clean energy that powers our sugar operations, which helps us reduce our use of fossil fuels.  Florida Crystals also sustainably farms rice, sweet corn and other vegetables in rotation with our sugarcane.  Our rice mill is the only rice mill in Florida. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Corporate/Contracts Paralegal will be assigned to the corporate legal department and will be primarily responsible for preparing and maintaining corporate minute books and assisting in-house counsel in corporate transactions and reviewing, drafting, negotiating various contracts, in addition to the following responsibilities:

General Office/Legal Matters:

• Serve as point of contact between the Legal Department and various business functions on contract matters
• Prepare, review, and negotiate various contracts under supervision of corporate counsel
• Support in-house counsel and other members of law department in various legal matters and be responsible for managing and administering flow of contracts
• Coordinate with internal business teams for contract requests
• Assist with other transactional legal matters as needed
• Prepare corporate legal documents such as articles and bylaws, corporate resolutions, stock and asset transfer documents, and request for EIN.
• Maintain corporate minute books for multiple corporations.
• Organize and maintain multiple ERISA plans and summary plan descriptions.
• Organize and maintain transaction documents.
• Provide transactional support in the acquisition of entities and/or assets, financing arrangements and other organizational transactions, including restructuring of subsidiaries, sale of assets, recapitalization and formation or dissolution of subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or foreign jurisdictions.
• Track, monitor and assist with various company registrations and/or renewals of permits and licenses,
• Analyze, research, prepare and respond to numerous know your customer requests and ownership analysis.

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of experience as a contracts and corporate paralegal with law firm or corporate law department.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and Word.  Knowledge of SAP helpful but not required.  Knowledge of iManage or other matter management system helpful but not required.
• Bilingual (Spanish) helpful but not required.
• Proactive, self-starter who is able to plan, organize and complete work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
• In-depth knowledge of legal terminology and principals, contracts and policies.
• Excellent interpersonal and writing skills, and ability to communicate at all levels of organization.
• Works well independently and in groups. 

LOCATION OF ROLE

• West Palm Beach, Florida

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 

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