Paralegal

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Maintain corporate records, entity information, board and stockholder materials, approvals, signatures, annual filings, and related legal files.
• Draft, review, proofread, and format routine contracts and legal documents under attorney direction, including nondisclosure agreements, corporate resolutions, and other commercial or operational agreements.
• Own contract and document management end to end: intake, naming conventions, filing organization, and maintenance of organized contract and legal repositories.
• Maintain state and local licensing files and complete foreign qualifications and registrations accurately and on time.
• Support transactional matters as requested, including M&A and financing due diligence and contract negotiation support.
• Design, implement, and improve legal department processes, including templates, trackers, checklists, standard operating procedures, matter tracking, document retention, and legal request management.
• Support intellectual property matters as requested, including trademark applications and upkeep of IP assignment and confidentiality records.
• Process and manage outside counsel and legal vendor invoices, and help the General Counsel track legal spend against budget.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of paralegal, legal operations, contracts, corporate governance, or comparable legal support experience.
• Hands-on comfort with contract lifecycle management tools, e-signature platforms, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, document management systems, and other common office and legal tech tools.
• Strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and discretion with confidential information.
• Service-oriented, business-partner mindset and approach to internal support, with the judgment to balance legal, business, and operational priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Prior in-house legal department experience.
• Experience in a startup, technology company, aviation company, or other high-growth environment.
• Knowledge of aerospace regulations, aircraft ownership and registration, or related aviation legal matters.