Senior Paralegal (Huntington Beach)

LHH; Huntington Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking provided

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Senior Contracts Paralegal for a confidential in-house opportunity in Huntington Beach, CA. This role offers a hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite and responsibilities spanning contract management, governance, and litigation support.

The ideal candidate is independent, proactive, and capable of prioritizing work with limited supervision while improving processes and ensuring timely completion of legal matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Paralegal certificate required.
• Senior-level paralegal experience with a strong contracts focus.
• Contract drafting and lifecycle-management experience.
• Experience managing legal matters, deadlines, and competing priorities independently.
• Familiarity with litigation workflows and discovery-document collection.
• Strong drafting, organizational, project-management, and communication skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to work with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and manage business contracts using approved templates.
• Support contract lifecycle management implementation, including contract inventory, migration, and organization.
• Track contract approvals, obligations, renewals, deadlines, and open action items.
• Help develop contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and tracking processes.
• Support litigation, arbitration, employment, and other legal matters.
• Triage subpoenas and coordinate document collection for discovery.
• Assist with corporate governance documents, entity records, and Secretary of State filings.
• Conduct legal research and support regulatory, compliance, audit, investigation, and privacy matters.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Identify process gaps and help build scalable legal department procedures.
• Manage multiple priorities while protecting sensitive and confidential information.

Skills

Senior-level paralegal experience

Contract drafting

Independent work

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Ironclad

Jira

Monday.com

Job description

Senior Contracts Paralegal

Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days onsite
Salary: $90,000 to $115,000 annually, depending on experience
Employment Type: Full-time, exempt
Parking: Provided

LHH is seeking a Senior Contracts Paralegal for a confidential in-house opportunity with a growing organization in Huntington Beach. This position will support contract management, legal operations, corporate governance, and litigation-related matters.

The ideal candidate is an independent, proactive professional who can assess outstanding work, establish priorities, improve processes, and move legal matters through completion with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and manage business contracts using approved templates.
• Support contract lifecycle management implementation, including contract inventory, migration, and organization.
• Track contract approvals, obligations, renewals, deadlines, and open action items.
• Help develop contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and tracking processes.
• Support litigation, arbitration, employment, and other legal matters.
• Triage subpoenas and coordinate document collection for discovery.
• Assist with corporate governance documents, entity records, and Secretary of State filings.
• Conduct legal research and support regulatory, compliance, audit, investigation, and privacy matters.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.li>
• Identify process gaps and help build scalable legal department procedures.
• Manage multiple priorities while protecting sensitive and confidential information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Paralegal certificate required.
• Senior-level paralegal experience with a strong contracts focus.
• Contract drafting and lifecycle-management experience.
• Experience managing legal matters, deadlines, and competing priorities independently.
• Familiarity with litigation workflows and discovery-document collection.
• Strong drafting, organizational, project-management, and communication skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to work with limited supervision.

Preferred Experience

• In-house legal department experience.
• Healthcare or regulated-industry experience.
• CLM implementation or contract-migration experience.
• Corporate governance and entity-filing experience.
• Experience with Ironclad, Jira, Monday.com, or comparable platforms.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) with employer match; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; and FSA or HSA options.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $90,000.00 to $115,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.