Senior Corporate Paralegal — Global In-House Legal Ops

HKA Birmingham; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HKA, a global leader in risk mitigation and expert witness services, seeks a Senior Corporate Paralegal to support a high-performing in-house legal team in the Americas. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, Americas, you will enhance processes, manage contracts, maintain corporate records, and drive efficiency across legal operations.

You will coordinate contract intake, track obligations, and assist with regulatory research, compliance, and governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of paralegal experience.
• Strong contract administration and legal process experience, including CLM tools.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel.
• Familiarity with corporate entity management and filings.
• Experience with generative AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot.
• Strong attention to detail and initiative.
• Ability to work independently and elevate matters appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract intake, tracking, storage, and administration across agreement types.
• Maintain contract databases and support large-scale contract organization projects.
• Coordinate agreement execution and track obligations, renewals, and key terms.
• Prepare standard agreements using templates and playbooks.
• Support conflicts processes and ethical wall implementation.
• Maintain corporate entities, registrations, filings, and governance records.
• Assist with collections, bankruptcy filings, legal spend tracking, and invoice management.
• Support subpoena responses and document collection efforts.
• Assist with compliance questionnaires and cross-functional legal initiatives.
• Conduct preliminary legal and regulatory research and track legal developments.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Contract administration

Legal process management

AI tools experience

Advanced MS Office

Corporate entity management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Tools

CLM tools

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

HKA, a global leader in risk mitigation and expert witness services, seeks a Senior Corporate Paralegal to support a high-performing in-house legal team in the Americas. Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel, Americas, you will enhance processes, manage contracts, maintain corporate records, and drive efficiency across legal operations.

You will coordinate contract intake, track obligations, and assist with regulatory research, compliance, and governance.