At a Glance
- Tasks: Support our legal team by drafting contracts and managing corporate documents.
- Company: Join Midnight Foundation, a fully remote and diverse organisation.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible schedules, competitive PTO, and learning opportunities.
- Other info: Work on exciting projects and thrive with limited supervision.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your legal skills.
- Qualifications: 2-3 years of paralegal experience and proficiency in business applications.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Midnight Foundation (“Midnight”) is seeking a skilled Corporate Paralegal. The candidate will support an in-house legal team and will be responsible for various administrative activities. This position requires someone with a strong background in assisting with corporate governance, corporate transactions, and legal operations.
You will work across practice areas within the Legal Team and other support functions to enable the efficient and effective delivery of legal services to our business and partners.
- Draft, review and amend contracts as appropriate (e.g. non-disclosure agreements and event contracts) and other legal documents under the supervision of the Legal Team.
- Organise and manage the Legal Team’s templates and help develop and manage playbooks.
- Draft corporate documents and support overseeing corporate housekeeping for Midnight’s entities, including assisting with corporate formations, maintenance and management.
- Maintain contract files and records within Midnight’s contract and document management systems, liaising as appropriate with other internal stakeholders and third parties.
- Manage KYC and KYB processes and update the Legal Team’s task management systems.
- Assist with due diligence, including reviewing corporate records, contracts, summarising findings, and preparing reports for the Legal team and coordinating with external parties and members of other teams to gather necessary information and ensure alignment and compliance with plans.
- Track deadlines and key milestones for various projects, and proactively provide timely updates to relevant parties.
- Conduct legal research.
- Provide litigation support.
- Provide regular and proactive status updates to internal stakeholders on contracts, projects, and other legal matters.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- ~2-3+ years of paralegal or legal secretary experience strongly preferred, including in an in-house or law firm environment.
- Self-motivated and eager to own and execute projects.
- Proficient in business applications such as Google Suite, Microsoft Office, DocuSign, Notion, ClickUp, document management systems, contract management systems, and legal enterprise software desired but not all essential.
- Experience developing and implementing forms, processes, and policies.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and successfully manage multiple deadlines while working with limited supervision.
- Support and handle a variety of ad hoc projects as they arise.
Midnight is a fully distributed organisation, and therefore, this is a remote position. Flexible schedule. Learning & Development Opportunities. Competitive PTO and Sick Leave plan.
At Midnight, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
