Corporate Governance and Contracts Manager, Paralegal – Contractor

Role Overview

• Assist with contract intake, tracking, and database management using contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems
• Review and revise contracts for products and services
• Support contract review processes by organizing documents, creating summaries, and maintaining version control
• Help prepare standard contract templates and addendums for routine agreements
• Coordinate contract execution processes, including e-signature collection of appropriate signatories and final document distribution
• Proofread, edit, and fact-check contract documents for completion, consistency, and accuracy
• Evaluate opportunities for streamlining current contract lifecycle management processes
• Assist with reporting renewals and terminations of executed contracts
• Create, run, and distribute contract information reports
• Escalate deviations to Contracts Counsel
• Maintain contract repositories and ensure proper filing and accessibility of executed agreements
• Assist with board meeting preparation by organizing materials, formatting presentations, and creating meeting packets
• Support maintenance of corporate records, including board resolutions, committee charters, and governance policies
• Support SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statement
• Help track and monitor compliance deadlines for corporate filings and regulatory requirements
• Assist with shareholder communications and equity administration tasks
• Support preparation of governance-related reports and summaries for leadership
• Help develop, streamline, implement and maintain processes and policies across the organization
• Support strategic transactions, including due diligence, data room administration, document preparation, and post-closing administration

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in law, business administration, finance, life sciences, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience as a corporate governance, contracts, or corporate paralegal/manager in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience and willingness to leverage AI optimization tools (Claude)
• Comfortable learning new software platforms and contract lifecycle management systems (CLM)
• Understanding of legal terminology and document structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management skills; flexible and capable of managing and prioritizing multiple duties and projects within specified time frames
• Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, eager to learn, and interested in working on a wide range of legal, contracts, governance and compliance matters
• High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Ability to be onsite 2-3 days per week

Benefits

• competitive compensation including equity-based compensation
• comprehensive benefits package
• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• dependent care flexible spending account
• Company-funded health savings account
• free parking