Paralegal Jobs

Position Summary
We are looking for a paralegal to join our collaborative and vibrant legal team to support multiple areas, including compliance, contracts, Board/SEC, litigation, IP, and M&A/BD matters. This position will directly support the attorneys and work closely with other staff in finance, HR, and the business. This position requires computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
Position Responsibilities

• Prepare documents for photocopying/scanning.
• Originate correspondence and memorandum, as required.
• Organize and maintain a training platform for company policies and procedures.
• Assist with SEC filings, including Forms 3, 4, & 5, 10K/10Q, and annual reports/proxy. Assist with organizing annual shareholders meeting.
• Develop, maintain, and administer contract templates, including for NDAs, Consulting Agreements, MSAs, SOWs, and other agreements.
• Maintain contracts database and interact with business leaders to cache and organize e-documents and files; respond to input and retrieval requests.
• Organize and manage patents and trademarks with attorneys and outside counsel.
• Assist attorneys with litigation matter management, record keeping, and routine discovery, including litigation holds and discovery requests.
• Direct legal research and investigative tasks, including obtaining information or documents from outside parties, as directed.
• Manage documents for signature, including cross-referencing copies and originals to confirm both are proper.
• Assist with M&A and other transactional documents, such as purchase agreements, supply agreements, development agreements, contracts, real estate leases; and closing documents.
• Assist with organizing and maintaining Board of Directors materials, meetings, and calendars, as well as communication with board members.
• Maintain legal departmental databases and budget.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with other functions.
• 5+ years of previous legal work experience in a law firm or other corporate legal department.
• Experience in the in-house pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
• Degree from an accredited 2 or 4 year college
• A high degree of integrity and strong work ethic.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and contracts databases such as iContracts.