Global Corporate Paralegal: Cap Table, Entities & Contracts

Mistral Ai; Paris; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mistral AI's corporate legal team in Paris is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to centralize and streamline the administrative backbone of our corporate operations as we scale internationally.

You will own multiple workstreams end-to-end, including KYC, entity housekeeping, cap table management, and contract administration, exercising sound judgment and driving automation where possible.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a legal field, with a strong preference for corporate law (M&A, banking, funds, or large corporate groups).
• Experience in a law firm (corporate/M&A/banking), investment fund, bank, or a large multinational group (e.g., CAC 40).
• Proven experience with KYC processes, questionnaires, and administrative certificates.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality, data protection (GDPR), and the judgment to know what can and cannot be shared externally.
• Hands-on experience with cap table management tools (Ledgy, Axiocap) or share register administration.
• Familiarity with French corporate law (SAS) and international entity structures (Delaware Inc, UK Ltd, Singapore Pte, German GmbH).
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and e-signature platforms.
• Exposure to procurement contract review and vendor onboarding.
• Fluent in English and French (both written and spoken). Additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• 1. Cap Table & Share Register: Own cap table across systems, record share movements, maintain share register, produce extracts and ownership reports for KYC, audit, and investors.
• 2. Entity Management & Formalities: Manage entity creation, maintenance, notarial filings, minutes, resolutions, powers of attorney, and KYC packs.
• 3. Insurance & Document Management: Manage COIs, insurance policies, renewal calendars, e-signatures, and contract register.
• 4. Procurement Contracts: Review NDAs and SOWs, coordinate with Procurement and Finance, onboard suppliers, and use tools like Ariba and Coupa.

Skills

Cap table management

Entity management

KYC processes

Contract lifecycle

E-signature tools

Notarial formalities

Procurement reviews

Excel (pivot, lookup)

French corporate law

English & French fluency

Tools

Ironclad

Notion

Slack

Ariba

Coupa

Job description

Mistral AI's corporate legal team in Paris is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to centralize and streamline the administrative backbone of our corporate operations as we scale internationally.

You will own multiple workstreams end-to-end, including KYC, entity housekeeping, cap table management, and contract administration, exercising sound judgment and driving automation where possible.