Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.
Summary / Role Purpose
The Legal Assistant – Paralegal (m/f/d) performs paralegal duties across all substantive areas of law as a member of the global Legal Department. The role requires some analysis and use of initiative and independent judgment with frequent access to confidential and highly complex information.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Create and revise legal documents such as agreements, corporate policies, subsidiary governance documentation, correspondence and presentations
Support legal operations activities and work on knowledge management topics
Gather and organize documents and prepare responses for audits, litigations, mergers and acquisitions, and government requests
Assist in the management of the Company’s global corporate governance activities
Respond to customer certification requests
Track and analyze outside counsel and other vendor bills and assist with budgeting
Communicate with third parties such as outside counsel and vendors providing services and software to the Legal Department
Notarize documents and assist members of the Legal Department in obtaining necessary signatures
Assist in the management of the Legal Department intranet site and work with other Departments on Legal postings on corporate internet site
Provide general Department support, including scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements, preparing expense reports and purchase requisitions, and maintaining calendars and contact lists for attorneys and others in the Legal Department as requested
Other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s Degree, paralegal certificate or equivalent. Years of experience may substitute for education
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to accurately proofread and edit legal text
Strong attention to detail and efficient management of time, including ability to prioritize assignments, solve problems and meet deadlines
Ability to deal effectively with individuals at all levels, both within and outside the Company.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Eligibility to become a public Notary, if not already licensed
Advanced computer skills, including being highly proficient at typing and well-versed in Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Ability to work some overtime during busy periods
Regular and predictable attendance
Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn new things
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
Prior experience working in a law firm, corporate law department or other legal setting as an assistant or paralegal would be highly desirable but is not required
Experience with Microsoft Office products, Image Now (or other contract management system), GEMS (or other corporate governance database) and CPI (or other IP docketing system) is highly desirable
CULTURE AND VALUES
Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren’t posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren’t about rules and regulations. They can’t just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs – guideposts that we all follow when we’re facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:
Customer focus
Results and Accountability
Innovation
Transparency and Integrity
Mastery
Inclusiveness
Sense of urgency
Collaboration and Teamwork
WORKING AT ANSYS
At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary of leaders, collectively aiming to change the world with innovative technology and remarkable solutions. With the prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high, met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. Because at Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished”. It’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and will impact real people in real ways, forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.
At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel.
Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology so our customers can turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a component of the NASDAQ-100.
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com
Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.
