Paralegal; Mid-Level or Senior

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is seeking a Paralegal (Mid-Level or Senior) to join the Law Department within the Law and Global Compliance organization. This position will provide paralegal support to Senior Program Attorneys supporting the BDS Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) business located in Oklahoma City, OK. The team is open to both Mid-Level or Senior Paralegals to join their team.

The ideal candidate will have: outstanding people skills and the ability to work with a wide range of personalities and practice groups via telephone, e-mail, and in-person contact; be a team player; and have a combination of persistence and an ability to navigate through multiple layers of a complex organization like Boeing. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to exercise sound judgment, experience with a workload that includes a variety of subject matters, and a desire to keep learning in an ever-changing environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assist attorneys with program and site issues: draft, review, negotiate, and revise documents, including but not limited to contractual provisions, nondisclosure agreements, software and data licenses, letters, memoranda, and other written communications and agreements

• Maintain and protect confidentiality, privilege, sensitivity, and/or security of all oral and written communications and apply legends and use encryption for that purpose when needed

• Assist with the analysis and submission of written responses to Freedom of Information ACT (FOIA) requests received by programs under the Boeing MS&B group

• Assist the Boeing Intellectual Property (BIP) attorney assigned to the MS&B group with IP related matters

• Perform research of law, cases, and procedures utilizing specialized software (e.g., Lexis Advance, Court Link, West Law, Pacer), the internet, and other applications; analyzing the results of research, and drafting legal memoranda assessing, among other things, the merits and respective risks and opportunities with different approaches for attorney review

• Administer and maintain Law Department projects, policies, procedures, and practices

• Provide support to onsite and offsite attorneys. This may include administrative assistance with travel, expenses, calendar management, and other duties as they arise

• Maintain legal- (case-)management systems: create, maintain, and manage databases; maintain direct contact with legal staff (onsite and offsite); and propose possible solutions and courses of action to responsible attorney(s) as necessary

• Communicate legal advice given by attorneys and develop and maintain document retention activities

• Support attorney work product via word processing, preparation of PowerPoint presentations, and project-status reporting (Excel, Passport Legal Matter Management, other applications)

• Organize, track, and maintain files with attention to sensitive information and time constraints

• Work independently to resolve problems and confer with attorneys on final solutions or next step processes

• Occasional responsibilities for team or department-oriented tasks, projects, and activities

• Cooperative, positive, team-oriented attitude is necessary, including the ability to communicate with military and international customers and counsel

• Local travel may be required from time to time

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience in either a law firm, corporate law department, or government legal setting

• 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft Office Applications

• 3+ years of experience drafting, reviewing and revising contracts, such as purchase agreements, software licenses, supply agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements or memorandums of understanding

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• A Bachelor’s or paralegal degree from an…