Senior Corporate Paralegal in Park Ridge, Illinois at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute LLC

Job Title: Senior Corporate Paralegal

Job Description

Summary

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC is seeking an experienced, highly organized Corporate

Paralegal to join its Legal Department. Reporting to the General Counsel, this position provides

substantive support in corporate governance, commercial real estate, contracting, entity

management, regulatory filings, and other legal department matters.

The ideal candidate can independently manage projects and deadlines, prepare and review legal documents, maintain accurate corporate and transactional records, and coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, landlords, vendors, and government agencies.

Responsibilities

Contracts and Legal Operations

• Draft, review, and revise contracts, amendments, correspondence, and other commercial documents using approved templates and guidance
• Coordinate contract review, approval, execution, tracking, renewal, and storage
• Maintain contract templates and legal department records
• Identify nonstandard provisions, missing information, and potential legal risks
• Improve workflows, document management, contract-lifecycle processes
• Coordinate with internal departments and outside counsel on legal and transactional matters

Commercial Real Estate

• Support commercial real estate transactions, including leases, construction projects, and related due diligence
• Draft and review leases, amendments, estoppel certificates, SNDAs, construction agreements, architect agreements, notices, and related documents for attorney review
• Maintain accurate lease and property records
• Maintain transaction checklists, critical dates, and project timelines

Corporate Governance | Entity Management

• Maintain corporate records, organizational documents, entity databases
• Prepare and file entity formations, qualifications, amendments, annual reports
• Track filing deadlines and maintain entities in good standing
• Coordinate other corporate filing requirements

Compliance and General Legal Support

• Assist with legal research, policy drafting, regulatory filings, and special projects
• Support the Legal and Compliance teams with audit documentation, training records
• Assist with claims, litigation, subpoenas, insurance matters, and document collection
• Perform other duties and projects assigned by the General Counsel
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; law degree preferred

Certifications/Licensure

• Paralegal Certificate

Experience

• At least seven years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably within a corporate legal department, law firm, or healthcare organization

Technical Skills

• Meaningful experience with corporate governance, entity management, commercial real
• estate, commercial contracts
• Experience preparing legal documents and managing matters with limited supervision
• Familiarity with corporate filings and regulatory requirements
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, spreadsheets, document-management or contract-management systems

Soft Skills

• Excellent organizational, written communication, and attention to detail skills
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines, and manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment
• Professionalism, initiative, and the ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, executives, business teams, and outside parties

Physical Requirements

• Stand or sit for extended periods of time

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Duties and responsibilities, experience, qualifications, skills, supervisory relationship, physical/mental demands, and environmental/ working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills and relevant experience. We offer the following benefits to those who are benefit eligible (30+ hours a week): medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, long and short term disability, 401k program with company match and profit sharing, wellness program, health savings accounts, flexible savings accounts, ID protection plan and accident, critical illness and hospital benefits. In addition, we offer paid holidays and paid time off.

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment.