Senior Corporate Paralegal – Remote

Fortra; Williamstown (NJ); Remote; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) enrollment

HSA and FSA plans

Flexible PTO

Tuition and personal enrichment

ID Theft Protection Program

Job summary

Fortra is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support general corporate matters, entity management, financing, and insurance. You will collaborate with the General Counsel and business stakeholders to draft, review, and negotiate contracts, with emphasis on software licenses, SOWs, and NDAs.

The role reports to the Associate General Counsel and offers a comprehensive benefits package and remote-friendly arrangements across the US, focusing on efficient legal processes and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Entity management and insurance experience.
• 5+ years of paralegal, contract administration, or related legal experience.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter with good judgment balancing commercial objectives and legal risk.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to maintaining and improving internal processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and contract management systems.
• Legal Operations experience preferred.
• Strong contract drafting, review, and negotiation experience with software, SaaS, and professional services agreements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with General Counsel and business leaders to assess terms, obligations, and risk.
• Independently manage contract workflows and priorities per procedures and deadlines.
• Support with entity management, insurance, financing.
• Assist with Partner letters, NDAs and customer forms.
• Serve as a resource to internal stakeholders on contract processes.
• Support Legal Operations.
• Manage drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts including software licenses, SOWs, and NDAs.
• Maintain updated library of templates and repository of executed contracts.
• Provide IP and real estate support; Litigation and M&A support.

Skills

Entity management

Contract administration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Process improvement

Confidentiality

Microsoft Office

Legal Operations

Contract drafting

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

Fortra is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support general corporate matters, entity management, financing, and insurance. You will collaborate with the General Counsel and business stakeholders to draft, review, and negotiate contracts, with emphasis on software licenses, SOWs, and NDAs.

The role reports to the Associate General Counsel and offers a comprehensive benefits package and remote-friendly arrangements across the US, focusing on efficient legal processes and risk mitigation.