Law Clerk / Paralegal

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Law Clerk / Paralegal based in the United States to support a fast-paced, global legal function within a high-growth SaaS company operating across multiple regions and regulatory environments. This role involves working closely with senior legal leadership and acting as a key operational extension of the General Counsel. It combines contract management, legal research, and cross-functional coordination with Sales, Finance, and HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and redline a variety 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 necessary.
• 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 including 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.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience (details provided during the hiring process).
• Remote-first work environment with opportunities for global collaboration.
• Exposure to international commercial contracts across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• High-impact role working directly with 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).

Location

• United States (remote work possible)

Applicants should be prepared to work within U.S. jurisdiction and comply with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.