Sr. Commercial Paralegal
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Location: Irvine, CA
Date Posted:
Salary: $110000 - $123000 (USD)
Description
Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the food service industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. Rooted in the values of quality service and integrity, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where employees can advance, innovate, and contribute to our ongoing success.
Senior Commercial Paralegal
ABOUT THE JOB
The Corporate Paralegal will support the Legal Department in delivering high-quality legal services, contract management, and operational excellence across the organization. This role requires an experienced in-house paralegal who can independently manage contract workflows, draft and review routine agreements, maintain corporate records, and collaborate cross-functionally while escalating complex issues as appropriate. This position plays a key role in contract lifecycle management, corporate governance support, and departmental process improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle from intake through drafting, negotiation, approval, execution (including e-signatures), renewal, amendment, and termination, ensuring accuracy, policy compliance and management of commercial agreements
- Review, draft, and redline a broad range of commercial agreements (both sales and supplier agreements), applying sound judgment to balance business objectives with risk mitigation and appropriately escalating complex or high-risk matters.
- Drive operational excellence in contract management, administering and optimizing the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, maintaining templates and clause libraries, improving processes, and independently resolving routine issues while escalating with clear context and recommendations as needed.
- Partner effectively with internal stakeholders to respond to contract-related inquiries, clarify requirements, and align on business priorities, building strong cross-functional relationships and contributing to team cohesion and operational effectiveness.
- Assist with the maintenance of corporate records.
- Contribute to Legal departmental process improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies, proposing solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to implement enhancements that will strengthen overall legal operations.
- Special projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA Approved Paralegal Education Program.
- Minimum 4-6 years of prior contracts/transactional and in-house experience.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing different types of contracts (food or manufacturing industry experience a plus).
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Knowledge and experience in applying compliance and regulatory standards.
- Proven ability to communicate at all levels of a business through all methods of communication.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration and communication skills to work with cross-functional teams and internal business partners.
- Notary public, or the ability to become a notary public.
- Curiosity and a willingness to tackle matters outside of your expertise.
COMPENSATION
Pay Range: $110,000 - $123,000
Base pay for this role will be determined based on experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity, in accordance with company guidelines
Other Compensation: May include shift differentials, overtime pay, bonuses, or other incentive pay as applicable to the position and location.
Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Voluntary Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Life, and AD&D); Pet Insurance
Retirement Benefits: 401(k)
Paid Time Off (PTO): Includes vacation, sick leave, and paid company holidays provided in accordance with company policy and applicable state and local laws.
Golden State Foods (GSF) is one of the largest diversified suppliers in the food industry, manufacturing a range of products including sauces, dressings, condiments, syrups, and toppings for leading restaurant and retail brands.
Join GSF and grow your career with a global food industry leader who:
- People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.
- Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.
- People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.
- Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.
- Extensive Benefits: Golden State Foods believes in a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our company values diverse perspectives and is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace where every person is supported and empowered to thrive.
