Legal Associate

Wave Life Sciences; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Life Sciences seeks a Legal Associate to support its legal and corporate functions, focusing on SEC reporting, governance, and legal operations. The role requires handling SEC filings, maintaining data rooms, and supporting board activities.

Responsibilities include budget management, invoicing, and equity administration within a biotech context. Not specified work setup. Strong paralegal background preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years paralegal or corporate legal experience, preferably biotech/pharma.
• Familiarity with SEC filings, legal operations platforms, and equity plans.
• Paralegal certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support SEC filings (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, Section 16).
• Manage databases and data rooms; oversee entity compliance.
• Assist with board activities and shareholder meetings.
• Manage legal budgets, invoicing, and equity administration.

Skills

SEC reporting

Governance

Legal operations

Biotech experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SEC filings platforms

Equity management systems

Job description

Role:

Legal Associate supporting Wave Life Sciences' legal and corporate functions, with a focus on SEC reporting, governance, and legal operations.

Responsibilities:

prepare and support SEC filings (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, Section 16), manage databases and data rooms, oversee entity compliance, and assist with board activities and shareholder meetings. Also manages legal budgets, invoicing, and equity administration activities.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree; 5+ years of paralegal or corporate legal experience, preferably in biotech/pharma; familiarity with SEC filings, legal operations platforms, and equity plans; paralegal certification strongly preferred.

Preferred:

experience with virtual data rooms, legal tech, and international subsidiaries.

High-Value:

biotech industry experience, corporate governance, SEC regulatory filings, legal operations, and compliance management.

Work setup:

not specified.