Paralegal

Summary

Join Emplifi's Legal team as a Paralegal or Contract Specialist to support the review, redlining, and management of sales and vendor contracts. This remote role, open to U.S. Eastern Time Zone candidates, involves responding to legal tickets, raising POs, ensuring proper documentation, and supporting corporate requests and risk reviews. You will review and redline customer and vendor contracts, applying legal risk guidelines and collaborating with Legal Counsel and other teams. Responsibilities include tracking contract requests, maintaining clause libraries, and supporting efficient turnaround times. The ideal candidate possesses strong commercial contract experience within a SaaS environment.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Paralegal, Contract Specialist, or Legal Assistant in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Proven ability to redline contracts independently, with a solid understanding of commercial terms (e.g. ideally with Sales, Vendors, and Legal stakeholders.)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and document management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with frequent interactions with sales and operations teams
• Experience using contract lifecycle management systems and document automation tools

Responsibilities

• Review and redline customer-facing sales agreements (e.g., MSAs, Order Forms, NDAs) and vendor contracts (e.g., SaaS subscriptions, DPAs, SOWs)
• Apply and enforce legal risk guidelines and contract playbooks to support risk-aligned redlining
• Collaborate with Legal Counsel to escalate material deviations and propose alternative clauses
• Partner with Sales and Vendor teams to provide clear contract feedback and support efficient turnaround times
• Track and manage contract review requests using tools like Jira
• Maintain and update clause libraries, templates, and indemnity, liability caps, SLAs, data handling)
• Respond to inbound legal tickets related to contract queries and intake triage
• Raise POs and ensure documentation is properly filed and version-controlled
• Support corporate requests and risk reviews
• Support the VP - Legal in special projects, legal research and other initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an Enterprise SaaS company or legal team supporting B2B software sales in a multinational environment
• Familiarity with InfoSec and privacy exhibits, cybersecurity addenda, and third-party risk assessments
• Knowledge of software licensing models, renewals, usage metrics, and enterprise procurement workflows
• Experience in procurement reviews and workflows
• Familiarity with AI tools
• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS agreements and customer contracting cycles
• Understanding of U.S. data privacy principles (e.g., CCPA, CPRA) and international data protection (e.g., GDPR, SCCs) preferred

Benefits

• Benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Coverage Options
• Flexible Working Hours
• Unlimited PTO
• 8 weeks paid maternity leave or 4 weeks paid paternity leave; adoption and foster care leave available as well
• 12 paid Holidays
• 2 Paid Community Service Days
• Company paid STD and LTD
• 401K
• Educational Reimbursement Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Scheduled Company Learning Days and access to additional courses via our online Emplifi Academy