
Summary:
The Paralegal provides essential administrative and organizational support to the legal team, ensuring the smooth execution of legal, compliance, and governance activities. This role manages board meeting documentation, maintains contract and compliance databases, formats and processes legal documents, and assists with audits and expense tracking. The successful candidate will uphold high standards of accuracy, professionalism, and confidentiality while collaborating with internal teams and handling sensitive information.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take, edit, and format board meeting minutes
- Support legal team in developing materials for board meetings and internal presentations
- Organize and maintain database of organization’s contracts
- Manage formatting and execution of legal documents, correspondence, and reports
- Organize and maintain legal and compliance files
- Interface with internal departments to collect documents and information for audits
- Coordinate meetings across multiple time zones
- Assist with managing expenses and billing
- Apply high standards to work product with attention to accuracy and polish
- Protect confidentiality of all legal and sensitive organizational information
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Required qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- 4+ years of experience in an administrative or paralegal role
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Docusign
- Ability to learn new technology quickly
- Ability to multi-task and work under deadline
- Good judgment and discretion
- Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with contract management software
- Familiarity with legal research tools (e.g., LexisNexis)
- Experience with nonprofit boards
- Paralegal certificate or paralegal degree a plus
- $85,000 - $75,000/year