Legal Assistant Paralegal

ModRetro Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ModRetro Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Legal Operations and Contract Management Associate to own the full contract lifecycle, build a centralized repository, onboard employees, and drive AI-enabled workflows across legal ops.

You will draft and redline NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, POs, vendor and licensing agreements; maintain trackers for obligations and renewal dates; build templates and matter management systems; liaise with outside counsel on patents, privacy, and immigration.

Qualifications

• Experience in the legal field, operations, contract management, administrative, paralegal roles, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience applying AI tools and workflow platforms in a legal or operational context.
• Experience building legal workflows, trackers, templates, intake tools, or CLM systems.
• Strong project management, organization, and multi-tasking skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Clear written communication, keen attention to detail, and sound risk-escalation judgment.

Responsabilités

• Manage full contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, redlines, approvals, signing, and filing.
• Build and maintain a centralized contract repository.
• Onboard new employees and contractors
• Drive AI and automation adoption across legal ops for intake, summarization, redlining playbooks, obligation tracking, and reporting.
• Help draft and redline commercial agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, POs, vendor, retail/wholesale, and licensing agreements).
• Support HR and Employment legal matters, updating policies, documentation, and compliance.
• Maintain contract trackers for status, key obligations, renewal/termination dates, and open negotiation points.
• Build legal infrastructure, including template libraries, self-service workflows, intake forms, and matter management systems.
• Prepare first-pass redlines and issue lists; escalate material risk across IP, liability, compliance, and commercial terms.
• Liaise with outside counsel on patents, privacy, specialist commercial matters, and immigration.

Description du poste

Legal Operations and Contract Management Associate

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage full contract lifecycle: intake, drafting, redlines, approvals, signing, and filing.
• Build and maintain a centralized contract repository.
• Onboard new employees and contractors
• Drive AI and automation adoption across legal ops for intake, summarization, redlining playbooks, obligation tracking, and reporting.
• Help draft and redline commercial agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, POs, vendor, retail/wholesale, and licensing agreements).
• Support HR and Employment legal matters, updating policies, documentation, and compliance.
• Maintain contract trackers for status, key obligations, renewal/termination dates, and open negotiation points.
• Build legal infrastructure, including template libraries, self-service workflows, intake forms, and matter management systems.
• Prepare first-pass redlines and issue lists; escalate material risk across IP, liability, compliance, and commercial terms.
• Liaise with outside counsel on patents, privacy, specialist commercial matters, and immigration.

WHAT SETS YOU APART

• Service-oriented partner who builds cross-functional trust and executes efficiently.
• Compulsively organize and attention to detail
• A strong interest in or passion for the legal profession and function within a company
• Early adopter of AI, leveraging automation as a core driver of legal operations efficiency.
• High discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive, confidential, or HR matters.
• Thrives in fast-moving startup environments, balancing immediate priorities with system building.
• Autonomous, proactive owner who takes initiative without requiring granular direction.
• Practical and business-minded, knowing when to solve problems independently and when to elevate.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the legal field, operations, contract management, administrative, paralegal roles, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience applying AI tools and workflow platforms in a legal or operational context.
• Experience building legal workflows, trackers, templates, intake tools, or CLM systems.
• Strong project management, organization, and multi-tasking skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Clear written communication, keen attention to detail, and sound risk-escalation judgment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience evaluating and piloting AI tools and CLM systems.
• Paralegal certification or equivalent experience.