Paralegal - Contracts Administration

Overview

This part-time, remote role focuses on contracts administration for SaaS and other software arrangements. The position emphasizes identifying contract risks, producing clear document revisions, and partnering with leadership and relevant stakeholders to move agreements forward efficiently.

Candidates must be located in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Review a high volume of software and SaaS agreements to identify contractual risks, business concerns, and areas requiring revision.
• Prepare, revise, and negotiate software contract language to align with organizational requirements and acceptable legal and commercial terms.
• Mark up agreement drafts in Microsoft Word, creating precise redlines that clearly reflect proposed edits and negotiated changes.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to support the contract review process and help advance agreements through completion.
• Evaluate terms related to licensing, services, pricing, and related obligations using prior software contracting experience.
• Follow established internal guidance and contracting procedures while adapting quickly to team expectations and review standards.
• Prepare and present advice and drafting discussion points for negotiating a variety of commercial contracts with customers, and (where required) suppliers to the organization and its group, including:
  • software licensing
  • cloud hosting & SaaS contracts and support entitlements
  • supply agreements
  • outsourcing deals
  • consultancy arrangements
• Review and respond to bid requests, reporting on risk and recommending mitigation strategies within the corporate governance framework while balancing business objectives.
• Conduct risk analysis for existing contracts and new contract opportunities.
• Draft and negotiate contracts, including contract variations.
• Manage contract documentation.
• Review and update contract-related templates.
• Gather and review documentation relating to actual or potential disputes; assist in preparing documents for disputes and litigation.
• Provide clear, concise guidance on contract-related matters affecting the business, engaging with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Liaise with external counsel where required, ensuring disputes are escalated when necessary and providing detailed documentation to support communications related to legal issues.
• Coordinate with sales and project management teams to ensure compliance with business processes and procedures.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal certification

Experience

• 5+ years of contract administration or contract oversight experience, including a demonstrable track record of owning pre- and post-contract activities.
• Proven ability to review, draft, and negotiate contracts involving software or SaaS offerings (or similar industry), preferably with a technology product.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of commercial contracts and core contractual principles, including limitation/exclusion of liability and liquidated damages.
• Ability to review existing and draft new legally sound contract provisions to a high standard with extreme attention to detail.
• Demonstrated contract administration experience with a concentration on software agreements.
• Hands-on experience preparing and editing redlined agreements in Microsoft Word.
• Familiarity with contract pricing concepts and related commercial terms.
• Ability to assess contractual language carefully and communicate revisions clearly and professionally.
• Ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor.
• Ability to identify and analyze key commercial risks such as KPIs, SLAs, contractual dependencies, and milestones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with SaaS business models
• MS Dynamics, AI tools and SharePoint

Compensation & Benefits

• Part-time role expected at approximately 20 hours per week
• Hourly rate: $28/hr to $38/hr (based on experience and other factors)

Location

• Remote (United States)