R.J. Corman Railroad Group is seeking an experienced Paralegal to assist our General Counsel on a host of day-to-day legal activities. The successful candidate will be joining our dynamic team of employees in an evolving and rewarding work environment. We are looking for someone that is customer service driven, appreciates the importance of the U.S. commerce system, enjoys arriving at the right solutions, likes people, and someone who has the requisite curiosity with a desire to learn from some of the best in the industry. The position will work closely under the guidance and development of the General Counsel. This position will be a face of the Legal Department and interact with others across all the R.J. Corman business lines to help Legal provide accurate and practical advice to our business clients.

Experience in all the areas below is not required but a genuine desire to learn these areas is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in internal and external meetings, prepare correspondence, and develop critical interfacing with outside counsel, regulatory officials, and all company departments.
• Help prepare discovery requests in all types of litigation including regulatory, employment and commercial transactions.
• Work with the General Counsel in maintaining key dates in the legal calendar.
• Facilitate document maintenance, storage, collection, and distribution.
• Monitor litigation expenses and help track litigation expense benchmarks.
• Research and summarize relevant federal and state legal issues using Lexis and website sources.
• Review contracts to identify key provisions and assist with due diligence in acquisitions.
• Possess solid analytical skills for the law and the facts; exercise sound judgment, be organized, or help work prioritizations.
• Be an active contributor of thoughts and ideas on how to do things better or reach win/win solutions and be proactive in taking steps to learn the business and areas of the law.
• Have strong skills in Microsoft Office offerings (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Embrace the R.J. Corman Company values of safety, honesty, collaboration, and pride in work product.
• Demonstrate adherence to standards, development and conduct expected by one in the legal profession.
• Other job duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree, associate degree and/or relevant equivalent experience in commercial litigation, contract reviews, document handling, and research required.

Benefits: R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC is committed to providing its full-time employees and their families with quality benefits. R.J. Corman offers the following:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (immediate eligibility starting day one of employment)
• Company paid life insurance
• Voluntary life insurance, voluntary short-term disability, voluntary long term disability, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft protection
• Flexible spending account benefits
• Paid maternity leave
• 8 paid holidays
• Paid time off (accrual starts day one of employment)
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Work boot allowance
• Employee referral program
• Annual tickets to My Old KY Dinner Train

R.J. Corman Railroad is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer that is committed to a safe and drug free work place. R.J. Corman performs pre-employment criminal background checks and substance abuse testing which includes a urine drug test to detect the presence of illegal drugs. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping R.J. Corman a safe and drug free company.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nicholasville, KY 40356: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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