Corporate Paralegal & Legal Program Manager

Zum; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Unlimited vacation

Free daily catered lunches

Fully stocked kitchen at HQ

Impact at early-stage startup

Job summary

Zum is seeking a Corporate Paralegal & Legal Program Manager to support a lean, fast-moving Legal function. You will manage multi-state corporate records, governance, and external counsel relationships while driving cross-functional initiatives with operations, finance, and electrification teams.

You’ll own the Legal team’s roadmap, oversee budgets and reporting, and implement process improvements using AI-enabled tools. A paralegal background and strong communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; paralegal certificate or equivalent training a plus.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail; board-ready work output.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with minimal oversight.
• Experience with debt or equity financings from the paralegal side.
• Hands-on governance and entity management experience (minute books, consents, filings).
• Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to build structure.
• Experience with entity management and matter management tools (e.g., Boardvantage, Unity).
• Experience implementing AI-enabled legal tools.
• Familiarity with CLM platforms (Linksquares) and e-signature tools.
• PMP or project management certification or equivalent track record.
• Background in high-growth tech, transportation, education, or public-sector settings.
• Experience supporting venture-backed financing and board reporting.

Responsibilities

• Corporate Governance & Entity Management across Zum and subsidiaries.
• Support complex corporate finance transactions; manage closing checklists and diligences.
• Government relations support: lobbying registrations and reports.
• Own the Legal team’s project roadmap; run cross-functional initiatives.
• Outside counsel and vendor management; monitor budgets and invoices.
• Document workflows; build templates, dashboards, and KB resources.
• Support AI governance and vendor evaluation for legal tools.

Skills

Corporate governance

Entity management

Project management

Budget tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal documentation

Attention to detail

Written communication

Multi-project juggling

AI-enabled tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Paralegal certificate or equivalent training

Tools

Boardvantage

Unity

Linksquares

e-signature tools

Harvey

Job description

• We’re looking for a Corporate Paralegal & Legal Program Manager to support a lean, fast-moving Legal function and report directly to the General Counsel
• You’ll manage corporate compliance activities and coordinate closely with our legal teams, operations and electrification teams, and finance to keep a multi-state, multi-entity company in good standing, and you’ll run projects that help Legal deliver and the business scale: complex transactions, corporate governance, outside counsel and vendor management, legal budget and reporting, and cross-functional initiatives
• This is a builder’s role. You’ll bring structure where needed, and you’ll be the go-to person the GC and the business count on to keep things moving
• This is a high-volume, fast-paced environment with a lean team. If you like owning your lane, juggling many workstreams, and making the legal function run better, keep reading
• Corporate Governance & Entity Management: Maintain the corporate records for Zum and its subsidiaries: minute books, board and stockholder consents and resolutions, cap table support, and corporate level entity controls, signature and delegation policies, and other policy compliance activities. Prepare materials for board and committee meetings. Manage entity formation, qualifications, and track annual filing compliance
• Corporate Finance & Grant Compliance: Support complex corporate finance transactions including debt and equity agreements and related negotiations, know-your-customer and diligence processes. Manage closing checklists and signature page logistics for financings.Track compliance with credit agreement and investor-agreement obligations: compliance certificates, financial reporting deliverables, notice requirements, covenant calendars, and consent and approval rights
• Government Relations Support.Track lobbying registrations, periodic lobbying reports, political contribution and gift/ethics compliance, and trade association memberships
• Legal Program & Project Management: Own the Legal team’s project roadmap. Run cross-functional initiatives from kickoff through completion, such as policy rollouts, contract and records refreshes, diligence and audit responses, and new-market or new-entity launches. Set priorities with the GC, track deliverables, and report status
• Outside Counsel & Vendor Management: Manage the outside counsel roster, engagement letters, and rate arrangements. Review invoices against budgets and billing guidelines, track spend by matter and function, and prepare regular legal spend reports for the GC and Finance. Manage legal vendors and subscriptions (e.g., Harvey, e-signature, registered agent, research tools)
• Process Improvement: Document and improve Legal’s internal workflows. Build checklists, templates, and dashboards. Identify where automation and AI tools (e.g., Harvey) can remove manual work, and support Legal’s AI governance, including vendor evaluation, data handling review, and usage guidelines for tools like Harvey
• Department Administration: Manage the Legal budget tracking, department metrics, the knowledge base and self-service resources for the business

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits, including paid membership to One Medical
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Free daily catered lunches + fully stocked kitchen at HQ
• Ability to have a huge impact at an early-stage, mission-driven startup
• Fun office culture and a team you would be proud to work with

Bachelor’s degree required; paralegal certificate or equivalent training a plusStrong written communication and attention to detail; able to produce clean, board-ready work productDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once with minimal oversightStrong Excel/spreadsheet and dashboard skills for spend, deadline, and obligation tracking5+ years of experience as a corporate paralegal or similar role in a law firm or in-houseExperience with debt or equity financings from the paralegal side (closing checklists, officer’s certificates, UCC/lien searches, consents)Experience managing outside counsel relationships and reviewing or tracking legal invoices and budgetsComfort handling highly confidential, material nonpublic informationHands-on experience with corporate governance and entity management (minute books, consents, Secretary of State filings, multi-state qualifications)Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment on routine matters and elevate appropriately to the GC or inhouse attorneysSelf-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and builds structure where none existsExperience with entity management and matter management tools (e.g., Boardvantage, Unity or similar)Experience implementing AI-enabled legal toolsFamiliarity with CLM platforms (Linksquares a plus) and e-signature toolsPMP or other project management certification, or a track record of running complex cross-functional projectsBackground in a high-growth technology company, or in transportation, education, or public-sector environmentsExperience supporting a venture-backed company through financings and board reporting