Junior Paralegal

Galvion's Shared Services team supports the mission critical work being done across all of our business units, as well as our larger corporate objectives. Our dynamic divisions require innovative, proactive and intelligent strategies, processes, tools and systems to meet their specific business needs, and rely on Shared Services to work collaboratively with them to ensure smooth day-to-day operations in our fast-paced environment. This is your opportunity to build more than just a career. It is your chance to contribute to the development of solutions that make a difference.

**PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVES**

The Junior Paralegal will assist the Legal & Compliance team with managing the corporate legal and compliance needs of the company, in order to support and achieve the company's business objectives.

**SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Contracts: management of contracts database project including implementing new contracts database solution, organizing current contracts and continued maintenance
- Document Preparation: Assisting in the preparation of legal documents, including requests for certificates and notarizations and/or legalizations as required
- Business Support: Provide assistance to the Legal Affairs and Compliance department as needed in collaborating with other functions on key business and policy matters; Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Development, Sales, and Operations.
- Corporate Governance: Manage the global corporate governance and corporate filing requirements of the various corporate entities of Galvion, which includes responsibility for all required corporate filings and record keeping
- Compliance: Conducting due diligence on third parties as required by various compliance related policies as well as assisting the senior paralegal with security assessments and data collection and maintenance of compliance programs
- Immigration: Manage immigration cases as required, including all visas and work permits as may be required by the jurisdictions in which Galvion does business.
- Support Legal and Compliance reporting; vendor, customer, govt. etc.
- Support management of Legal and Compliance departmental intake channels
- Other: Support administrative needs and perform other duties as assigned

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- Bachelor's degree in Business Law, Business, Administration, or Paralegal technology DEC
- 3+ years experience as in-house or law firm paralegal, preferably with international, defense industry experience or government contracting.
- Superior organizational and analytical skills, including the ability to concisely digest, present / report information; excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively with outside counsel and executives/staff at all levels.
- Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat and Internet are mandatory;
- Have the ability to handle a high volume of work on time-sensitive projects, to multi-task, and manage competing priorities;
- Delivers professional internal and external service, using excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, and requiring significant levels of patience, tact and diplomacy.
- Be extremely flexible, a self-starter, and able to work with mínimal supervision, in a fast paced, unstructured business environment, that may at times, require extra hours.
- Be able to interact with employees in a team-based environment and work well independently.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT (**include physical requirements)**
- Office base environment.
- Some travel may be required between Galvion facilities.

**About Galvion**:
Our Armor, Active Systems and Focused Solutions divisions work independently as well as collaboratively to design, develop and deliver best-in-class, purpose-built, advanced solutions that enhance the agility and survivability of the world's most demanding military and tactical end-users. We exist to empower their missions: we protect the people who protect us. We are thinkers. Doers. Pioneers. We are passionate about what we do. Always looking to the future. Always one step ahead. And with almost 400 people working across design, manufacturing, sales, testing, research, and administration, we're able to create integrated solutions that genuinely challenge perceptions about what's possible.

This is your opportunity to build more than just a career. This is your opportunity to play a central role in our life-saving, life-changing work. Join our team and our mission today.
- Galvion provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Galvion complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discriminat