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Paralegal

Employer
Barrick Gold
Location
Salt Lake City - Regional Office, Utah, United States
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jul 23, 2021

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Category
Audit & Legal
Work Term
Contract
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
Position Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Paralegal to join the team in Salt Lake City. The successful candidate will provide paralegal support and administrative assistance to four lawyers in the Barrick Legal Department. While the role is based out of the support office in Salt Lake City, the individual may be called upon to travel under this responsibility.

At Barrick, our vision is to be the world's most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Responsibilities:

  • Write basic "draft" legal memos for modification and/or approval of attorneys
  • Prepare documents to respond to subpoenas and garnishments
  • Manage legal document files, including providing subject matter expertise and administration of legal document management system
  • Track legal compliance data and activities and manage to compliance plan
  • Develop and manage complex project databases and links to record repositories
  • Process invoices including appropriate coding and approval routing
  • Track expenses and prepare expense reports (including currency conversion)
  • Build and maintain multiple templates, tracking sheets, meeting minutes, and reports
  • Schedule appointments/meetings and keep calendars current
  • Retrieve legal and land record documents
  • Institute and manage litigation hold email processes
  • Manage legal budget tracking and reporting
  • Manage attorney CLE and Bar renewals
  • Provide legal support for contract management
  • Provide office management and support
Qualifications:

  • Five (5) years of paralegal experience in law firm, public agency or corporate legal department required
  • Excellent legal research, writing, editing, oral and written communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills required
  • Strong organizational and document management skills and the ability to work independently required
  • Strong ability to work with conflicting priorities and meet deadlines required
  • Proficiency with various internet browser software, MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required
  • Proficiency with legal document management software required
  • Proficiency with database software, enterprise software, cloud applications, and software as a service preferred
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Paralegal certificatepreferred
  • Experience with real estate transactions and general requirements of county-document recording preferred
  • Strong technical abilities and familiarity with corporate compliance and accounting systemspreferred
What We Can Offer You

  • A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
  • Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
  • Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
  • Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
About Barrick

Barrick's vision is to be the world's most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people to deliver the best returns, on a sustainable basis, to our owners and partners.

The North America region accounts for approximately 50% of Barrick's annual gold production with a large mining complex (Nevada Gold Mines) in Northern Nevada and an operating mine in Northern Ontario. Nevada Gold Mines is a jointly owned mining complex with 5 mining operations producing approximately 3.5Moz per year. The region is also poised for growth and expansion with several projects and growth opportunities including the Donlin Gold project in Alaska. The region also has a portfolio of approximately 30 closure properties.

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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