Paralegal

Position Summary

The Paralegal provides comprehensive legal support to the corporate legal department and cross-functional business teams. This role serves as a key liaison between in-house counsel, outside counsel, external organizations, and internal employees while supporting commercial transactions, maintaining corporate records, and improving legal processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Aid attorneys with drafting, assembling, reviewing, and editing contracts, legal agreements, and related documents.
• Support the commercial contract lifecycle by tracking execution copies, collecting signatures, and maintaining organized records within the document management system.
• Partner with internal commercial teams to ensure a clear understanding of contract terms and contract status.
• Identify workflow gaps, eliminate redundant processes, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency.
• Afford assistance in the development and implementation of legal tools, workflows, templates, and contract playbooks.
• Manage legal billing, invoicing, budget tracking, and assist with legal technology vendor evaluations.
• Cook up meetings, schedules, and logistics while supporting cross-functional legal projects and other ad hoc requests.
• Handle intake contacts for new legal requests and manage multiple matters simultaneously.
• Review patent correspondence, maintain the internal intellectual property docketing database, and ensure critical deadlines are met.
• Conduct legal research as directed by corporate counsel.
• Prepare and file legal documents with regulatory and government agencies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or a Paralegal certificate or degree from an ABA-approved program.
• Prior experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm, with exposure to transactional work and corporate governance highly preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a legal or corporate environment, working cross-functionally with stakeholders in technology, finance, legal, IT, engineering, and business.
• Proven ability to interface with clients and communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills, initiative, and high attention to detail, with a proven ability to work independently.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing demands while working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• High proficiency in grammar, composition, and legal proofreading.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel), Google Workspace, Adobe Acrobat, and corporate document management systems.
• Openness to learning, adopting, and leveraging new technological solutions and legal workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise strict discretion and maintain absolute confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities, backed by strong judgment and the capacity to escalate issues appropriately.
• Foundational knowledge of basic contracting principles and legal requirements.