Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Minnesota Cannabis Services • Edina, MN

20h • Onsite

About The Position

At Minnesota Cannabis Services, we’re not just building businesses — we’re building the people who make them great. Our team partners with leading operators across cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail to deliver world-class expertise in legal, finance, analytics, marketing, HR, and technology.
We’re looking for professionals who take pride in their work, move with purpose, and thrive in fast-changing environments. The kind of people who hold themselves to high standards, think creatively, and find satisfaction in solving hard problems.
When you join our team, you’ll work alongside some of the most experienced leaders in the industry — professionals who share their knowledge freely and lead by example. You’ll be challenged, supported, and trusted to take ownership of meaningful work that shapes the future of one of the fastest-growing industries in America.
About the Role
As a Paralegal / Legal Assistant, you'll play a critical role in supporting the General Counsel and broader Legal team across one of the most highly regulated industries in the country. You'll own the day-to-day flow of contracts, licensing files, corporate records, and compliance documentation that keeps our stores open and our customers served 365 days a year.
This is a high-trust, high-ownership position for someone who thrives on precision, confidentiality, and pace---and who wants to help a first-mover legal cannabis company set the professional standard for the industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree an/or paralegal certificate (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of legal assistant or paralegal experience, ideally in a corporate legal department or regulatory agency
• Excellent written communication and document management skills
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working under pressure
• Professional discretion and commitment to confidentiality
• Proficiency in G-Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and project tracking systems like Monday.com and Asana
• Must be willing to work 100% on-site in our Edina Headquarters
• Ability to travel up to 25% of role between offices and regulated sites as needed
• Must commit to coming to work sober
• Successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check
• Minimum 21 years of age

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of cannabis regulations or experience in another highly regulated industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Draft, redline, and route NDAs, vendor agreements, leases, and routine commercial contracts for attorney review.
• Maintain the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system---intake, naming conventions, executed copies, renewal calendars, and surviving obligations.
• Manage state and local cannabis licensing files: track expirations, prepare renewals, assemble disclosures, and coordinate signatures.
• Support corporate governance: maintain entity records, minute books, resolutions, officer/director updates, and good-standing filings across multiple states.
• Conduct legal research on regulatory, employment, real estate, and commercial matters and summarize findings for attorneys.
• Coordinate e-signature workflows (DocuSign), signature blocks, exhibits, and pre-signature checklists.
• Support litigation, subpoena response, and litigation hold administration---collecting documents, tracking deadlines, and maintaining the matter file.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Procurement, and Retail Operations on legal intake, vendor onboarding, and compliance escalations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and document retention standards.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K
• Employee Discount Program offering exclusive discounts from top national retailers
• Paid Sick Leave (PSL) and Personal Time Off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level