What we do:

Uptake is a Chicago-based predictive analytics SaaS platform provider that empowers major industry leaders to optimize performance, reduce asset failures and enhance safety. At Uptake, we combine our strengths—machine learning, analytics, data visualization and software development—with the expertise of our industrial partners. The result is enormous savings in development time and resources for Uptake’s partners and a proven industrial grade software platform that delivers value to partners and their end customers.

What you’ll do:

As a Corporate Paralegal, you’ll assist Uptake’s Legal team with corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, patent applications, trademark registrations and more.

Requirements:

• Assist with due diligence, document preparation and more for various corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions


• Help to prepare filings and materials associated with patent applications and trademark registrations


• Assemble, proof and edit drafts of contracts, leases, licenses and other documents


• Assist with the contract review process and manage nondisclosure agreements


• Maintain the company’s legal files, including a library of pre-approved form documents, contract clauses, templates and historical documents, and add or revise material as needed  


• Gather, organize, summarize, index and maintain documents from various sources


• Create and maintain corporate minute books and records


• Conduct research and spearhead projects as directed by the General Counsel

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree


• Graduation from an American Bar Association–certified paralegal school


• Experienced paralegal with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a corporate legal     department (startup and/or technology experience preferred)


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Salesforce and Apttus contract management)


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to take initiative and work with tact


• Ability to juggle a wide variety of assignments and to set priorities and goals