Contracts Administrator (Commercial Legal)

Location: Lake Forest, Illinois, United States; onsite

Salary: $54,000–$67,500 annually

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 packaging company providing corrugated packaging and white paper products through operations across the United States.

What you will do

• Review, draft, revise, and coordinate commercial agreements, including NDAs, sales agreements, RFPs, and other routine contracts.
• Identify deviations from approved standards and escalate issues to supervising attorneys.
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk Management, Quality, Sales, and other internal stakeholders to route contracts for review and approval.
• Track agreements, renewals, notice periods, expirations, and other contractual deadlines in contract and document management systems.
• Maintain contract templates, legal forms, records, documentation, and retention processes.
• Provide administrative, operational, travel, scheduling, expense-reporting, IT liaison, and project support to the Commercial Legal Team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; an associate's or bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or professional administrative training is preferred.
• At least three years of experience in legal operations, contract administration, paralegal support, or legal department support, including commercial agreement coordination.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong organization, time management, communication, judgment, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information, multiple priorities, deadlines, and requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work overtime as needed to meet business requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with contract management systems, document management systems, or comparable business applications.
• Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or professional administrative training.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual bonus based on individual contribution and company performance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, prorated during the initial year of employment.
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability coverage options.
• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions and employer matching contributions.