Law Clerk / Paralegal

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Law Clerk / Paralegal based in United States.

This role sits at the center of a fast-paced, global legal function supporting a high-growth SaaS organization operating across multiple regions and regulatory environments. It offers the opportunity to work directly with senior legal leadership, acting as a key operational extension of the General Counsel. The position is highly hands-on, combining contract management, legal research, and cross-functional coordination with Sales, Finance, and HR teams. You will play a critical role in accelerating contract workflows, improving legal efficiency, and ensuring strong organizational compliance. The environment is lean, dynamic, and highly collaborative, requiring precision, responsiveness, and strong organizational discipline. This is an ideal opportunity for a detail-oriented legal professional who thrives in structured execution while supporting strategic legal operations at scale.

• Review, draft, and redline a wide range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SaaS contracts, and vendor agreements.
• Support contract lifecycle management by tracking deal flow, deadlines, approvals, and outstanding legal items.
• Conduct initial legal review of incoming contracts and escalate non-standard or high-risk clauses as needed.
• Maintain, organize, and improve the contract repository, ensuring proper version control and accessibility.
• Coordinate with external counsel, including document preparation, communication management, and invoice tracking.
• Assist with legal responses to subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, fraud requests, and government correspondence.
• Support HR-related legal documentation such as offer letters, severance agreements, and policy updates.
• Conduct legal research on topics such as data privacy, cross-border compliance, and SaaS commercial practices.
• Help maintain internal legal playbooks, templates, and standardized legal processes.
• Support internal stakeholders by clarifying contract standards and guiding acceptable commercial terms.

Requirements:

• Paralegal certificate, law degree, or J.D. (non-practicing or pre-bar eligible).
• 2–5 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts, particularly SaaS-related agreements.
• Hands-on experience reviewing, redlining, and negotiating NDAs, MSAs, and vendor contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify legal concepts for non-legal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Proficiency with contract management systems, document tools, and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Familiarity with data privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and compliance environments is a plus.
• Experience supporting senior legal counsel in a technology or SaaS company is highly preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience level (details shared during the hiring process).
• Remote-first work environment with global collaboration opportunities.
• Exposure to international commercial contracts across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• High-impact role working directly with the General Counsel in a lean legal team.
• Opportunity to improve legal processes, reduce contract turnaround time, and drive operational efficiency.
• Professional growth in a fast-scaling SaaS and technology environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and standard employee support programs (details provided during hiring process).