Paralegal

Join the team driven by excellence! At Allied Waste, our success depends on attracting and retaining employees who are driven by excellence and motivated by the spirit of teamwork. Allied Waste is a Fortune 500 company and the second largest non-hazardous solid waste company in the United States providing collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to approximately ten million residential, commercial and industrial customers. We have a Paralegal position open in Scottsdale, AZ.

Responsibilities
Administers the contract review process from the initial request for review through the filing of the completed reviews.
Maintains the contract review log for the legal dept.
Functions as primary intake focal point for all contract reviews requested by the legal dept.
Ensures accurate data recorded on all logs and that documents are expeditiously transmitted to appropriate attorneys and other departments for reviews.
Monitors timeliness of completion of all reviews.
Assists the field with respect to proper forms and standard clauses as authorized by manager.
Maintains the files of all legal review matters for the legal department.
Prepares reports of the contract review process including the monthly metrics and quarterly reports.
Obtains relevant data necessary for responses to questions from clients as requested by manager.
Substantial filing, copying and scanning work required to perform all assigned tasks and related work as requested by manager and others in the legal dept.
Other job related duties as assigned.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k)match, Life Insurance, Long/Short Term Disability, and paid vacation and holidays.

Please submit resume by October 2, 2006 to [Click here for email]. Be sure to reference job title and job ID "CP-L04-139" in the subject line.

Allied Waste promotes an alcohol and drug free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug testing.

EOE m/f/d/v
REQUIREMENTS
Required Qualifications
High school or equivalent general education degree AND a minimum of 2 years prior contract administration or paralegal experience with a good understanding of business sales agreeements.
Ability to handle heavy workload of both routine and unique requests.
Good organizational, filing and clerical skills required to handle heavy volume of documents.
Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office programs and email.
Excellent grammar and spelling skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills to enable working across multi-disciplinary departments.
Ability to communicate professionally with both internal and external contacts.



Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business.
Federal, state or municipal contracting experience.
Solid waste industry experience.
CPCM or CPM certification.
Transactional paralegal experience.