Our company is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Paralegal & Legal Operations Specialist to join our in-house legal team in a hybrid capacity, based in Santa Clara, CA. This blended role is ideal for an early-career professional with at least 6 months of relevant legal experience and a passion for leveraging technology to streamline legal workflows. You will support both paralegal tasks and legal operations initiatives, playing a critical role in ensuring the legal department runs efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with legal research, preparing legal documents, and maintaining legal files
- Support contract management processes—including drafting, reviewing, tracking, and organizing agreements
- Help manage the calendar for legal actions such as deadlines, filings, and compliance requirements
- Perform factual and legal investigations under direction of legal counsel
- Maintain and optimize legal technology platforms and document management systems
- Facilitate e-billing, matter management, and outside counsel invoices (training provided)
- Assist in tracking departmental metrics, legal spend, and producing regular reports
- Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements or automation within the legal department
- Provide general administrative support to the legal team as needed
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal business units and external partners
Requirements:
- At least 6 months of paralegal, legal assistant, legal operations, or related experience (internship roles may qualify)
- Previous experience supporting an in-house legal team highly preferred
- Strong technical aptitude; comfortable learning and using legal operations software, e-billing systems, and document management tools
- Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
- Prior experience using DocuSign is a plus
- Ability to commute to the Santa Clara, CA office; this is a hybrid position (typically 2–3 days in office per week)
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