Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Paralegal to serve as a key member of our Legal team. This role provides advanced support across commercial contracting, advertising and marketing compliance, intellectual property administration, data privacy and legal operations.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, independently manages complex workflows, and partners cross-functionally to drive efficiency and scale. This individual will play a critical role in strengthening legal infrastructure, optimizing contract lifecycle processes, and ensuring compliance across marketing, data privacy and IP initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Contracting & Lifecycle Management
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor agreements, marketing and sponsorship agreements, licensing agreements, and amendments.
- Oversee full contract lifecycle from intake through execution, renewal, and termination.
- Develop and maintain contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
- Serve as a liaison for internal stakeholders regarding contract requirements, status, and timelines.
- Drive improvements in contract intake, tracking, and documentation processes.
Advertising, Marketing and Data Privacy Legal Support
- Review advertising, promotional, social media materials for legal and regulatory compliance.
- Advise marketing team on claims substantiation, mandatory disclosures, promotional campaigns, and influencer partnership agreements.
- Manage approval workflows.
- Support risk mitigation strategies related to marketing initiatives.
- Assist with data privacy initiatives and compliance
Intellectual Property Administration
- Support management of the company’s intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, and domain names.
- Coordinate trademark filings, renewals, oppositions, and enforcement actions with outside counsel.
- Work with outside counsel to maintain accurate IP records and monitor critical deadlines.
Legal Operations & Technology
- Own and administer contract lifecycle management systems (e.g., SpotDraft).
- Identify and implement legal technology solutions to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Design and enhance legal processes and workflows.
- Track and report on key legal metrics, deadlines, and data.
- Assist with legal budget management, invoice review, and outside counsel coordination.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Training
- Manage high-volume workflows with competing priorities while maintaining precision and responsiveness.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Regulatory and Operations teams to support business objectives.
- Develop and deliver training to internal teams on legal processes, systems, and best practices.
- Act as a trusted advisor to attorneys and business stakeholders.
Qualifications Required
- Paralegal certificate or equivalent professional training and experience.
- 8+ years of paralegal experience with significant exposure to commercial contract drafting and negotiation, advertising and marketing compliance, and intellectual property administration.
- Demonstrated experience managing contract lifecycle management systems and legal operations platforms.
- Strong understanding of advertising, marketing, and promotional legal requirements.
- Experience with data privacy compliance programs.
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex projects independently.
- High attention to detail and sound professional judgment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.