Paralegal

Nscale; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Nscale, a GPU cloud platform, is hiring a Paralegal to run its contract lifecycle in collaboration with Procurement and Commercial Legal teams. You will manage intake, drafts, reviews, and e-signature workflows for technology and operational suppliers, contributing to a scalable procurement legal function.

The role requires 2–6 years of paralegal or contract management experience, familiarity with NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and tools like Ironclad and DocuSign; strong organizational skills and the

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of paralegal or contract management experience, supporting procurement or technology contracts.
• Strong written and verbal communication and high attention to detail.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and e-signature tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake of procurement contract requests and route for review.
• Prepare first drafts of standard agreements from templates including NDAs and SOWs.
• Conduct first-pass review and flag deviations for counsel.
• Coordinate execution and filing of fully executed documents.
• Maintain contract repositories, track key dates and obligations.
• Support onboarding diligence and prepare contract summaries and reports.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Attention to detail

Clear written and verbal communication

Education

Paralegal certificate

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ironclad

DocuSign

MS Office / Google Workspace

Job description

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

We are hiring a Paralegal to keep Nscale's contracting running smoothly. Working closely with our Procurement and Commercial Legal teams, AI Infrastructure, Nscale Cloud and Finance teams, you will manage the contract lifecycle for our technology and operational suppliers: from intake and first-pass review through signature, records and obligations tracking. You will be a key part of building a scalable, well-organized procurement legal function.

What You'll Be Doing

Contract support

• Manage intake of procurement contract requests, confirm required information and route matters to the appropriate reviewer.
• Prepare first drafts of standard agreements (NDAs, order forms, SOWs, amendments, renewals) from approved templates.
• Conduct first-pass review of supplier paper and lower-risk agreements against playbooks, and flag deviations for counsel.
• Coordinate execution and e-signature workflows, confirm signatory authority and ensure fully executed documents are properly filed.

Contract management and compliance

• Maintain the contract repository and CLM system, including accurate metadata, key dates and obligations.
• Track renewals, termination notice periods, warranty periods and other key obligations and alert stakeholders ahead of deadlines.
• Support supplier onboarding diligence, including collection of insurance certificates, tax forms, and compliance, security and sanctions screening documentation.
• Prepare contract summaries, reports and dashboards for Legal and Procurement leadership.

Process improvement

• Help maintain templates, clause libraries and playbooks, and suggest improvements based on recurring issues.
• Support Legal Operations projects, including CLM configuration, workflow automation and adoption of AI-enabled contracting tools.

About You

• Paralegal certificate or bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–6 years of paralegal or contract management experience, ideally supporting procurement, commercial or technology contracts in-house or at a law firm.
• Working knowledge of common commercial agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, software licenses, purchase agreements).
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and e-signature tools (e.g., Ironclad, DocuSign) and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage many matters at once and meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication and a proactive, service-oriented approach.

Nice to have

• Experience in a high-growth technology, cloud, data center or hardware company.
• Familiarity with supplier onboarding processes.
• Interest in legal technology, automation and AI tools.

Equal Opportunity

Nscale is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.

The range below reflects the base salary for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors such as skill set, experience, education, and location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and/or commission programs. Nscale may offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation. Salary Range $100,000—$180,000 USD For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.