Senior Corporate Paralegal — Remote Role

Fortra; Clifton (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortra is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support corporate matters, contracts, and legal operations. You will work with the General Counsel and business leaders to manage contracts, negotiate terms, and streamline processes in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes entity management, compliance, and collaboration with stakeholders across the organization. Strong drafting and negotiation skills, plus experience with software/SaaS agreements, are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of paralegal, contract administration, or related legal experience.
• Entity management and insurance experience.
• Strong organization 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 exercise discretion.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Solid knowledge of working in an office environment.
• Familiarity with contract management systems.
• Legal Operations experience preferred.
• Experience with software, SaaS, and professional services agreements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with General Counsel to assess business and legal terms, contractual obligations, and risk allocation.
• Independently manage contract workflows and priorities per procedures and deadlines.
• Support entity management, insurance, and financing tasks.
• Assist with Partner letters, NDAs, and customer forms.
• Serve as a resource on contract-related processes for internal stakeholders.
• Support Legal Operations initiatives.
• Manage drafting, review, and negotiation of software licenses, statements of work, and professional services agreements.
• Maintain a library of contract templates and a database of executed contracts and identify process improvements.
• Provide IP and real estate support, litigation support, and M&A support.

Skills

Entity management

Contract administration

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

MS Office

Contract management systems

Communication skills

Discretion

Multitasking

Legal operations experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fortra is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support corporate matters, contracts, and legal operations. You will work with the General Counsel and business leaders to manage contracts, negotiate terms, and streamline processes in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes entity management, compliance, and collaboration with stakeholders across the organization. Strong drafting and negotiation skills, plus experience with software/SaaS agreements, are preferred.