Lead Paralegal, Litigation, Investigations, & Ethics

Ōura • San Francisco, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

ŌURA is seeking an experienced Lead Paralegal to support its Litigation, Employment, and Ethics & Compliance legal functions. The role offers the opportunity to shape the function from the ground up in a fast-growing consumer health technology company. Reporting to the VP of Litigation and Employment, the Lead Paralegal will manage day-to-day litigation, support internal employment investigations, and partner with leadership to build an ethics and compliance program tailored to ŌURA’s mission. The position requires autonomy, comfort with ambiguity, and ownership of work.

The Lead Paralegal will coordinate pre-litigation and active litigation matters, administer legal holds and discovery, maintain litigation reporting, and develop scalable litigation processes. The role will conduct internal investigations and coordinate evidence gathering with HR, Security, Finance, and other teams. It will also help design and administer the company’s ethics and compliance program, including policies, training, reporting channels, disclosures, due diligence, and leadership and board reporting. Corporate support includes assisting with international entity structuring, formations, inter-company transactions, and corporate registrations or business qualifications.

This is a hybrid role based out of ŌURA’s San Francisco office. The company is not considering candidates residing in Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of paralegal experience.
• Meaningful exposure to commercial and corporate litigation and internal investigations.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information to non-legal audiences and senior leadership.
• Professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment in handling sensitive or confidential matters.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, scaling environment where processes are still being built.
• Proficiency with legal technology platforms, such as matter management systems, e-discovery tools, and contract management software.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, identifying problems and bringing options.
• In-house legal department experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting the development or administration of compliance programs, including policy drafting, training, or ethics reporting processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in consumer technology, digital health, or a regulated industry.
• Experience working at a global company and managing work across international jurisdictions.
• Experience with ethics and compliance program frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate pre-litigation and active litigation matters, including investigations, case files, and coordination with business teams to resolve consumer matters.
• Lead legal hold processes, including issuing notices, tracking acknowledgments, coordinating with IT and business teams, and ensuring ongoing compliance.
• Manage discovery collection, review, coordination, and production with outside counsel and e-discovery vendors.
• Draft litigation correspondence, status reports, and matter summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Maintain a litigation docket and reporting dashboard to provide leadership with visibility into legal exposure and matter status.
• Define and implement scalable litigation processes.
• Conduct internal investigations related to potential policy violations, employment matters, and litigation.
• Maintain confidential investigation files and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Coordinate fact gathering and evidence preservation with HR, Security, Finance, and other functions.
• Help draft investigation reports and track remediation actions through completion.
• Partner with legal counsel to design, build, and operationalize the ethics and compliance program, including a code of conduct, policy framework, and training curriculum.
• Develop and maintain a compliance calendar and policy library.
• Coordinate and track mandatory compliance training across the organization.
• Manage the ethics reporting channel, triage reports, and track investigation and resolution workflows.
• Support conflict of interest disclosures, gift and entertainment policy administration, and third-party due diligence.
• Prepare compliance metrics and reporting for senior leadership and the board.
• Support the corporate team on international entity structuring, including entity formations, inter-company transactions, and corporate registrations or business qualifications.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Mental health resources.
• An Ōura Ring and employee discounts for friends and family.
• 20 days of paid time off, 13 paid holidays, and 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed