Paralegal

Who We Are

Dyno Nobel is a global leader in the commercial explosives industry. We provide innovative blasting solutions and quality explosives products throughout North America, Australia and selected customers in the Asia Pacific.

Join us in everything that's great about Dyno Nobel: OUR culture, OUR values, OUR commitment to safety and most importantly our PEOPLE. This combination makes Dyno Nobel a terrific place to work.

What You Will Do:

As a Paralegal, you will provide assistance and support to in-house legal counsel with respect to core responsibilities, including management of contracts, management of outside counsel and vendors, document and information organization and storage. You will be responsible for regular reporting, administrative duties, scheduling and event management, corporate governance and filings. Other duties include:

• Management of litigation matters
• Assist with intellectual property, and other tasks and projects as they arise.
• Provide paralegal support to in-house attorneys, as needed, by facilitating the drafting, revision, execution and filing of contracts and other legal documents
• Assisting with legal discovery identification, management and responses; receiving and disseminating service of process
• Drafting and coordinating corporate filings and related documents (such as incorporations, mergers, applications for authority, consents and resolutions, etc.)
• Facilitating legalization of documents for use in foreign countries; and providing assistance with other special projects.
• Maintain a current and historical record of corporate information relating to Dyno Nobel entities, including status/disposition of each entity, incorporation date and jurisdiction, most recent officer and director information, ownership details and history, and electronic copies of key documents.
• Maintain a current Certificate of Authority of Notary Public, and provide notarization of company documents, as required.
• File, monitor and maintain Dyno Nobel patents and trademarks to ensure protection of company IP, by assisting with new filings, as necessary; monitoring IP renewal dates and costs, corresponding with key personnel to obtain maintenance instructions.
• Become familiar with standard company contract forms; review edits to forms and negotiate with third parties under attorney supervision; manage contract forms and storage of final contracts and reminders of contractual duties.
• Manage relationships with outside counsel and vendors, including invoicing and payment; maintain data base of resources for different issues
• Organize and manage company document and information organization, including compliance with company document destruction policy
• Develop, compile and assist with reporting to trade associations, company leadership, and government regulators.
• Handle administrative duties such as filing, creating drafts, retaining third party vendors, scheduling, etc.
• Manage events such as trainings, team meetings, company events, leadership meetings, etc.

What We're Looking For:

• Paralegal certificate preferred
• 5+ years experience in similar role
• Able and willing to maintain a current Certificate of Authority of Notary Public
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, and ability to learn other systems.
• Familiarity with SAP preferred, not required.

What We Offer:

• 3 weeks paid vacation time + 12 paid holidays + PTO days
• Full health benefits including employer HSA contributions + dental plan with an orthodontic option, wellness coaching available
• Up to a 4% 401k match PLUS additional company contribution from 1% to 5% based on years of service
• Generous tuition reimbursement program
• Generous paid parental leave
• Friendly and supportive coworkers

Zero Harm for Everyone Everywhere

Value People - Respect, Recognize & Reward

Think Customer. Everyone. Every day

Treat the Business as our Own

Care for the Community & our Environment

Challenge & Improve the Status Quo

Deliver on our Promises

Dyno Nobel is an equal employment opportunity employer and will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

*Dyno Nobel does not accept unsolicited agency resumes without prior contract agreements for specified role. Agencies should not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Dyno Nobel employees or any other organization location. Dyno Nobel is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.*