Senior Paralegal, Corporate & Securities

Required

• Bachelor’s degree; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of relevant paralegal experience, including significant in-house legal department experience; biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or high-growth technology company experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing commercial, research, clinical, vendor, consulting, confidentiality, and other business contracts.
• Experience developing and maintaining contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, approval workflows, and contract-management processes.
• Experience supporting Boards of Directors, board committees, corporate governance processes, resolutions, consents, minutes, and corporate records.
• Working knowledge of public-company securities and governance requirements, including SEC reporting processes, Section 16 filings, proxy statement support, insider trading policies, disclosure calendars, and public-company controls.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and identify process improvements without extensive supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives, Board members, outside counsel, vendors, and cross-functional business partners.
• Comfort operating in a lean legal team and helping build scalable legal infrastructure, systems, and processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, electronic signature tools, board portal systems, document-management systems, and equity or capitalization-management platforms; experience with tools such as DocuSign, Diligent, Carta, Shareworks, or similar systems is a plus.