Senior Paralegal
Red Oak ISD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Draft, review, and manage commercial contracts including NDAs, vendor agreements, SaaS subscription agreements, and partnership agreements. Maintain a contract repository and track key dates and renewal terms.
- Own and maintain all employee-facing documents including Invention Assignment, AI Acceptable Use Policy, Employee Ownership Program and more. Ensure that the most recent versions are signed and saved.
- Serve as the primary liaison with external legal counsel. Manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables for outsourced legal work.
- Support board meeting preparation, maintain corporate records, manage entity filings, and assist with corporate housekeeping across Red Oak's entity structure.
- Assist with due diligence for acquisitions — organizing data rooms, tracking document requests, and coordinating with outside counsel.
- Help maintain compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and PE reporting obligations. Support internal audits and policy updates.
- Assist with trademark filings, IP portfolio management, and monitoring for potential infringement issues.
- Build and improve legal processes, templates, and playbooks to increase efficiency as the company scales. Identify opportunities for legal tech tools.
- Handle a variety of ad hoc legal and administrative tasks as needed — employment matters, insurance renewals, regulatory filings, etc.
Requirements
- 5+ years of paralegal or corporate legal experience, ideally in a fast-paced tech or PE-backed environment. In-house experience strongly preferred.
- Ideal candidate will be actively using AI tools, including workflow automation agents to ensure maximum productivity.
- Paralegal certificate or Bachelor's degree. A law degree is not required, and Bar admission is not required.
- Strong understanding of corporate governance, contract law, and commercial agreements. Familiarity with M&A processes is a plus.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to interface confidently with executives, board members, and outside counsel.
- Comfortable with contract management tools, document management systems, and legal tech. Experience with CLM platforms is a plus.
- Ability to triage and prioritize legal requests, escalate appropriately, and exercise sound judgment on when to involve outside counsel.
Benefits
- Equity Units
- Healthcare Insurance
- 5% 401K match
- Unlimited PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract lawcommercial agreementscorporate governanceM&A processesdue diligencetrademark filingsIP portfolio managementworkflow automationlegal processesdocument management
Soft Skills
attention to detailtime managementcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsjudgmentorganizational skillsmulti-taskingproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptability
Certifications
paralegal certificateBachelor's degree