Fortune Brands Innovations · 3 days ago
Senior Paralegal, Corporate Contracts
Deerfield, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expFortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. The Senior Paralegal, Corporate Contracts provides support to the Corporate Legal Department with a primary focus on commercial contract review, drafting, and negotiation support.
Consumer GoodsSecurity
Responsibilities
Contract review: draft, analyze, and redline agreements (e.g., MSAs, SOWs, customer/sales, vendor/supplier, NDAs, SaaS/software licenses, marketing, distribution, logistics). Escalate non‑standard terms and propose practical alternatives
Assist in negotiating terms with suppliers and customers
Intake & workflow management: Own contract intake triage, tracking, and routing; maintain approval records and turnaround metrics
Template and playbook enablement: Maintain and improve standard templates, fallback clauses, and guidance notes; help deliver self‑service resources and guardrails for business partners
Issue spotting and risk alignment: Identify legal and business risks (e.g., indemnities, liability caps, termination, IP, data privacy/security, insurance) and recommend mitigations consistent with policy
Outside counsel coordination: Liaise with external counsel when needed and track assignments, deliverables, and budgets
Draft internal memos, summaries, reports and other correspondence
Prepare spreadsheets, timelines, presentations, contract management tracking
Cross‑functional partnership: Collaborate with Sourcing/Procurement, Sales, IT/Security, Finance, Tax, and Compliance to resolve deal issues and keep transactions on schedule
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands‑on contract negotiation and review experience in a corporate legal department and/or law firm
Demonstrated proficiency drafting and redlining standard form agreements and addenda using Microsoft Word/Office
Proven ability to manage high‑volume contract workflows, meet deadlines, and balance multiple matters with minimal supervision
Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail, organization, and written communication skills; practical, business‑savvy judgment
Experienced engaging directly with internal business stakeholders and external vendors to resolve deal terms
Excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent attention to detail and accuracy, strong proofreading skills
Preferred
Experience with commercial contracts across procurement/sourcing and sales/customer agreements, strongly preferred
Real estate contract experience (leases and related documents)
Experience collaborating with IT/Security on data protection and vendor risk requirements
Education: Graduation from an ABA‑approved paralegal certificate program strongly preferred; bachelor's degree a plus
Benefits
Robust health plans
Market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
Product discounts
Flexible time off benefits
Adoption benefits
Company
Fortune Brands Innovations
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900M2022-03-28Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2011-10-04IPO
Leadership Team
Todd R. Teter
Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Plumbing Group House of Rohl
Recent News
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