Senior Paralegal

About the role

The Senior Paralegal assists attorneys in providing advanced or specialized legal services on matters relating to the Impact, Finance and Markets Team and other global strategies and clients as assigned to advance TNC priorities and appropriately manage risk. Under minimal supervision from a TNC attorney, the Senior Paralegal provides an advanced level of expertise in the management and coordination of legal services for assigned business units or projects, ensuring that transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with TNC’s mission, authority, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze legal documents, including non-disclosure agreements, contracts, and other transaction-related materials, while escalating matters for attorney review when appropriate.
• Manage document version control and provide legal project coordination for impact investing, conservation transactions, contracts, regulatory compliance filings, and other specialized legal matters.
• Ensure compliance with binding commitments, organizational policies and procedures, and applicable legal requirements, while advising staff on compliance-related obligations.
• Maintain and manage official corporate legal files in both electronic and paper formats, draft legal agreements, governance documents, memoranda, and correspondence for attorney review, and incorporate revisions as needed.
• Serve as a key liaison with business unit staff and external stakeholders, provide day-to-day support through calendar management, file organization, and meeting agenda preparation, and assist attorneys with staff training initiatives.
• Provide guidance and training to less experienced paralegals, legal support staff, and volunteers, lead or contribute to cross-functional and departmental projects.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least [5] years of combined legal and administrative experience OR equivalent qualifications acquired through coursework and/or related job experience in area(s) of specialization that demonstrate assumption of significant responsibilities for supporting and coordinating complex or specialized legal work.
• Project management experience for efficient workflow, including leading cross functional and/or departmental projects or project management certification.
• Relevant transactional legal experience, including corporate governance matters.
• Experience conducting research on the Internet and other legal resources.
• Experience with MS Office, enterprise file management solutions such as SharePoint or iManage, and any other relevant technology, including utilizing artificial intelligence.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with complex corporate and finance transactions.
• Familiarity with impact investing and climate and conservation work.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural experience appreciated.

Qualifications

• Analytical experience with finance is a plus.
• Communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Writing skills, including experience editing and drafting legal documents.
• Attention to detail, project tracking, time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Experience drafting templates, checklists, guidance, or other aides to facilitate project efficiency.

Benefits

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits.