Senior Paralegal

Vertex Inc.•Boston, MA

1d•$96,000 - $144,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides advanced paralegal support across various key Legal functions including Litigation, Commercial, Market Access, and Privacy. The role partners closely with attorneys and key internal stakeholders to drive efficient, organized, and compliant legal processes. This includes eDiscovery/search activities, legal holds, contracting support, and knowledge management. The role is expected to be primarily aligned to Litigation & Risk (including Privacy) and Commercial & Market Access Legal needs, with approximately 50% of time dedicated to each area. Priorities will be managed in coordination with the manager.

Requirements

Strong litigation support experience, including legal holds, document collection, organization of case filings, and eDiscovery/search workflows (Everlaw or equivalent preferred).
Experience with outside counsel and vendor coordination; familiarity with first-level invoice review in CounselLink (or equivalent).
Contracting process support experience (tracking, coordination of review); ability to work with templates and maintain playbooks/checklists.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on defined processes; highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize competing deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively across functions and geographies.
Strong judgement and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and privileged information appropriately.
Tech Savvy with strong proficiency in common productivity tools (Microsoft 365) and comfort learning new legal technologies.
Demonstrated experience supporting litigation/eDiscovery and managing multiple workstreams with minimal supervision.
Experience supporting market access activities within a highly regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environment, including coordination across cross-functional business and legal teams.
Experience partnering with attorneys and cross‑functional stakeholders to capture institutional knowledge, translate legal guidance into usable tools, and support continuous process improvement and knowledge sharing.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program is a plus.

Responsibilities

Administer and manage legal hold and eDiscovery workflows (including Everlaw or equivalent), coordinate document collection (including those related to fulfilling data subject requests) with legal oversight, support privilege logs and confidentiality designations, and liaise with internal partners (e.g., Digital Technology/IT) as needed.
Manage internal case filing repository.
Support responses to third-party subpoenas and related document production activities under attorney oversight.
Support investigations by attending interviews, taking notes, and preparing initial drafts of summaries/memos under attorney direction.
Provide surge support to risk/ERM processes (e.g., meeting notes, follow-up tracking) during peak periods.
Support drafting, review, and administration of market access–related agreements (e.g., trade, distribution, payer).
Provide assistance managing contract review workflows, maintaining contract trackers (e.g., rebate terms, pricing obligations, expirations, amendments) and coordinating contracting logistics and documentation.
Develop, maintain, and optimize playbooks, templates, checklists, and process documentation.
Support adoption of legal technologies and standard ways of working.
Coordinate with legal support vendors (e.g., transcription, trial graphics, eDiscovery providers).
Support matter administration, including first-level review of outside counsel invoices in CounselLink (or equivalent) as directed.
Manage multiple workstreams, proactively communicate status/risks.