Sr. Corporate Paralegal

First Watch; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

First Watch, a leader in the hospitality industry, seeks a Senior Corporate Paralegal to support the Legal Department with governance, SEC reporting, and contract administration. You will partner with internal stakeholders and external advisors to ensure compliance in a public company environment.

The role offers exposure to executive leadership and governance activities, with responsibilities spanning entity management, filings, and commercial contract oversight.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a publicly traded company environment.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple governance tasks.
• Exposure to executive leadership and governance activities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Governance & public company compliance: assist with SEC reports, maintain records, and support annual meeting materials.
• Contract lifecycle management: administer contracts, track renewals, and monitor obligations.

Skills

Corporate governance

SEC reporting support

Contract administration

Legal operations support

Job description

The Senior Corporate Paralegal plays a critical role in supporting the Legal Department and the broader organization through management of corporate governance activities, SEC reporting support, contract administration, entity management, and legal operations. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this position serves as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders and external advisors while helping ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and public company governance requirements. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and experienced in supporting a publicly traded company environment. This role provides significant exposure to executive leadership, Board governance activities, commercial contracting, SEC disclosure processes, and strategic business initiatives.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions in this job description are not all-inclusive of this position’s duties and responsibilities. Reliable and dependable attendance is required.

Corporate Governance & Public Company Compliance

• Assist with preparation, coordination, and filing of SEC reports and supporting documents, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, and annual meeting materials
• Maintain minute books, resolutions, governance records, and official corporate records
• Support annual shareholder meeting preparation and execution
• Assist with administration of insider trading compliance processes, annual D&O questionnaires, certifications, and governance-related reporting
• Manage corporate entities, annual reports, foreign qualifications, and related state filings

Contract Lifecycle Management

• Serve as primary administrator of the Company's contract lifecycle management process and contract repository
• Coordinate intake, routing, approval, execution, retention, and renewal tracking of contracts
• Review and revise contracts, amendments, nondisclosure agreements, and commercial agreements under attorney supervision
• Monitor contract obligations, deadlines, renewals, and reporting requirements