Franklin, TN, 37065, USA
22 days ago
Paralegal
The successful applicant will report to the Associate General Counsel (or similar) in Northbrook, Illinois. However, we are flexible as to which UL Solutions office you work from, and we will also consider candidates in other areas, such as Austin, Nashville, or Raleigh. + Leverages technology (e.g., contract lifecycle management platform) to maximize effectiveness and efficiency of the contracts record management, review, and approval process. + Catalogs and archives various agreements in a contract lifecycle management platform. + Serves as a primary point of contact for commercial contract negotiations and inquiries and assists attorneys with commercial contract review and negotiation. + Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts, under attorney supervision, with a particular focus on intellectual property, software licensing agreements, privacy and security-related issues, and HIPAA business associate agreements. + Liaisons closely and effectively with internal business units and functions, including data privacy and cybersecurity on contractual matters. + Keeps abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company and its affiliates. + Performs periodic review of contracts, making recommendations to improve and harmonize terms or conditions. + Trains personnel on contract content and negotiation process, as needed. + Manages process to provide periodic reporting on contract performance. + Reads and follows the UL Solutions Standards of Business Conduct and follows physical and digital security practices. + Performs other duties as directed. + Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of (3) years' experience handling complex contract negotiations. + Experience with data protection and data security agreements and privacy laws and regulations including GDPR, CPRA and various state laws. IAPP credentials are a plus. + Strong experience in negotiating contractual agreements, particularly license agreements and/or software agreements under short deadlines. + Ability to learn on the job, spot issues, thinks quickly, and comfortably deals with complex and ambiguous issues with sound judgement. + Good organizational and project management expertise. + Good interpersonal and communication skills. + Proficient user of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). + Ability to meet deadlines + Good sense of humor What You Will Experience Working at UL Solutions: + Mission: For UL Solutions, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do. + People: Ask any UL Solutions employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL Solutions. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best. + Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world. + Grow & Achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles. + Total Rewards: Total Rewards: All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for bonus compensation. UL solutions offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL Solutions contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off. A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that: Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
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