Corporate Paralegal
Merlin Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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About the role
- Support CLO with Board of Directors and committee activities, including meeting calendars, logistics, materials, resolutions, minutes, and follow-ups
- Assist with corporate governance matters, entity management, and maintenance of corporate records
- Support CLO with SEC compliance programs, including preparing and filing Section 16 reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5) for directors and officers, administering the insider trading policy, including trading window notifications and pre-clearance requests, maintaining filing calendars for periodic reports (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and proxy statements, coordinating signature pages and exhibits for SEC filings, and supporting Regulation FD compliance tracking and documentation (with appropriate supervision)
- Own day-to-day administration of the Contract Management System (CMS), including intake, tracking, organization, and reporting
- Support contract lifecycle processes—from intake through execution and storage
- Partner with Legal to improve and scale contract workflows, templates, and processes
- Respond to internal contract and legal operations questions with clarity and urgency
- Act as a flexible, proactive utility player across the legal function, jumping in where needed as the company scales
- Support Legal team projects related to audits, diligence requests, special projects and corporate initiatives
- Draft, review, and organize legal documents, correspondence, and internal communications
- Maintain clear, accurate, and well-organized records with exceptional attention to detail
- Coordinate with outside counsel to track engagement letters and invoices
- Help translate legal concepts into clear, business-friendly language for internal stakeholders
Requirements
- 5–8 years of paralegal experience, ideally in-house and/or supporting a public company or recently public organization
- Experience supporting Board of Directors activities and corporate governance matters
- Strong organizational skills with a sharp eye for detail and follow-through
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High energy, curiosity, and a willingness to jump in and learn new things quickly
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and helping build structure where it doesn’t yet exist
- Hands-on experience with a Contract Management System (Nice to Have)
- Experience supporting public-company compliance or SEC-related processes (Nice to Have)
- IPO or de-SPAC experience (Nice to Have)
- Paralegal certification (welcomed, not required) (Nice to Have)
- Background in legal operations or process design (Nice to Have)
Benefits
- catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options
- an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day
- a selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks, to keep you refreshed
- health, dental, life insurance
- unlimited vacation
- 401k with match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
paralegal experiencecorporate governanceSEC compliancecontract lifecycle managementlegal document draftinglegal correspondencerecord maintenancelegal operationsprocess design
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationcuriosityadaptabilityproactivityproblem-solving
Certifications
paralegal certification