Legal Staff Paralegal in Washington, DC

In-House

Washington, DC

Legal Staff Paralegal in Washington, DC

Legal Staff

Min 3 yrs required

No

Job Title: Contracts Manager

Job Responsibilities:
- Manage a busy contract queue by thoroughly reviewing contracts and triaging other legal requests, engaging with legal counsel when necessary.
- Serve as the first point of contact for escalations from Procurement and other internal teams that require legal input, addressing issues efficiently and ensuring alignment with internal policies.
- Conduct initial reviews of contracts to assess risks related to contract language and internal legal thresholds, collaborating with stakeholders to effectively mitigate these risks.
- Review and negotiate a wide variety of vendor contracts, including SaaS agreements, NDAs, MSAs, DPAs, DSAs, and other general commercial terms and conditions.
- Communicate complex legal concepts and contract terms to various stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner, ensuring alignment and understanding across teams.
- Maintain a library of form documents, contract clauses, templates, and historical documents, making updates to the material as needed.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Privacy and Security to develop, maintain, and update contract templates, playbooks, and policies.
- Provide input into the formulation, development, and/or revision of operating policies, procedures, and strategies for the procurement legal function, as appropriate.

Education and Experience Information:
- . or . degree; paralegal certification is a plus but not required.
- 3+ years of relevant business or legal experience.
- Ability to meet the needs of a high-growth, fast-paced Internet company.
- Great organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workloads while maintaining attention to detail.
- Creative negotiation and problem-solving skills, balancing good judgment and business needs.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for facilitating collaboration by cultivating relationships and communicating with legal and cross-functional partners.
- Proven ability to manage high-volume workloads, multiple stakeholder demands, and ever-shifting priorities, all while instilling confidence.
- Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive attitude to the workplace.

Bonus Points:
- Experience in a legal setting (law firm or in-house).
- Experience with colocation and/or wholesale internet infrastructure agreements.
- Experience with inbound contracting and industry-leading procurement processes.
- Experience using process/document management systems similar to CERTA, Zip, Ironclad, Jira, and/or DocuSign.

Salary Information:
- Compensation may be adjusted depending on the work location.
- For Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, and Minnesota-based hires: Estimated annual salary of $102,000 - $124,000.
- For New York City, Washington, Washington ., and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $119,000 - $145,000.

Equity:
- This role is eligible to participate in the company's equity plan.

Benefits:
- Health & Welfare Benefits include Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support, and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance.
- Financial Benefits include Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan.
- Time Off includes flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave, and leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave.

The company is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and provides equal employment opportunities for all. The role may require access to information protected under . export control laws, and employment offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these laws without sponsorship for an export license. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.