Senior Paralegal, Contracts & Corporate Governance (remote)

Natus Sensory•Schaumburg, IL

10d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Paralegal will be a founding member of the legal team at a global MedTech company, owning the day-to-day contract lifecycle and supporting corporate governance, IP portfolio management, litigation, and legal operations. The position partners directly with the General Counsel and works with business stakeholders, outside counsel, consultants, and accountants in foreign jurisdictions. It offers broad exposure to contracts, M&A, IP, disputes, and governance, with the opportunity to build legal processes and tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate, or equivalent.
At least 7 years of paralegal experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on contracts management in a corporate legal department.
Strong knowledge of commercial contract terms, including Terms & Conditions.
Proven ability to review counterparty agreements against company templates, redline deviations, and determine when to escalate.
Hands-on experience implementing or administering a CLM tool.
Strong skills in SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and e-signature tools.
Proficiency using AI tools to work more efficiently in contract review, drafting, and legal research.
Exceptional attention to detail and strong organization across a high volume of matters.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

JD or LLM.
Experience in MedTech, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
Litigation support experience, including legal holds and discovery coordination.
IP docketing experience.
Familiarity with entity requirements in Europe, China, and/or Australia, including apostille processes.

Responsibilities

Manage contract intake, triage, tracking, approvals, signatures, execution, repository maintenance, and renewal and termination dates.
Draft initial commercial agreements from company templates, including NDAs, distributor, supply, and customer agreements, and standard Terms & Conditions.
Review and redline customer and vendor counterparty agreements against company templates and escalate deviations to the General Counsel.
Maintain contract templates and clause libraries.
Lead selection and adoption of a Contract Lifecycle Management tool, including migrating legacy contracts.
Support vendor registration and compliance filings for US federal, state, and local government contracts, including SAM.gov registration, state procurement portals, and required certifications.
Maintain corporate records for existing and newly acquired entities, including articles, bylaws, and board resolutions.
Track annual filings and deadlines in Europe, China, and Australia.
Coordinate director and officer changes with outside counsel, including notarization and apostille.
Support M&A and internal reorganizations through corporate and contract due diligence, data room preparation, post-closing integration of entities and contracts, and entity dissolutions.
Maintain an IP portfolio tracker for patents and trademarks across jurisdictions, including status, deadlines, annuities, and renewals.
Cross-check outside counsel docket reports against the IP tracker and flag upcoming deadlines to the General Counsel.
Coordinate between IP outside counsel and internal engineering and product teams, including invention disclosures and inventor assignment documents.
Track active and threatened disputes, including employment matters, and maintain a matter log.
Coordinate document collection and legal holds with outside litigation counsel.
Support audit letter responses and litigation reserve reporting for Finance.
Build and maintain a Legal SharePoint site for D&O information, policies, templates, and resources.
Coordinate outside counsel and track legal spend and invoices in AP systems.
Handle ad hoc matters such as insurance certificate requests and wage garnishment orders.