Senior Paralegal

Mass Development • Boston, MA

6d • $92,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Senior Paralegal supports MassDevelopment’s Legal Division, including Board governance, complex real estate and financing transactions, and day-to-day legal operations. The role works closely with the attorneys serving as Board Secretary and Assistant Secretary, coordinates Board and committee administration, and helps the Agency meet its governance, public meeting, and record-retention obligations. It offers broad exposure across the Agency and contributes to its public mission.

Responsibilities include coordinating Board and committee meetings and records; supporting governance compliance and Board actions; providing administrative support for legal matters and department operations; managing legal documents and records; supporting scheduling and departmental expenses; and identifying and implementing improvements to legal and governance processes.

Requirements

• Knowledge of governance processes, public meeting requirements, records management, and legal administrative practices.
• Ability to manage multiple complex matters, coordinate competing priorities, maintain accuracy, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to review information critically, identify issues, exercise sound judgment, and support effective decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with Board members, colleagues, attorneys, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively use document-management systems, electronic Board portals, governance software, and other relevant technology.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive legal, financial, governance, and personnel matters with professionalism and discretion.
• Commitment to teamwork, ongoing learning, and incorporating feedback to improve processes and outcomes.
• Commitment to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, belonging, and anti-oppression.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Board and committee meeting schedules, logistics, notices, agendas, Board packages, and supporting materials.
• Prepare and maintain meeting minutes, resolutions, votes, official records, governance documents, committee charters, policies, and Board archives.
• Track Board appointments, terms, committee memberships, attendance, recusals, and required governance actions.
• Maintain governance calendars and track recurring Board actions, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
• Support compliance with open meeting laws, public records requirements, ethics obligations, and Agency governance policies.
• Coordinate implementation of Board-approved resolutions and authorizations and assist with new Board member orientation and onboarding.
• Provide administrative support for public records requests, regulatory and financial audits, litigation holds, e-discovery, and document productions.
• Assist with drafting, reviewing, organizing, and managing legal documents, correspondence, resolutions, certificates, closing binders, and transaction materials.
• Coordinate document execution, notarizations, certifications, and electronic signatures.
• Maintain organized legal and governance records, ensuring accurate document management, proper retention, and compliance with Agency policies.
• Protect confidential legal, financial, and personnel information.
• Manage the General Counsel’s calendar and coordinate schedules for attorneys across the Legal Department.
• Process and track departmental expenses, ensure timely payments, and monitor spending against the department’s budget.
• Identify and recommend improvements to legal operations, document management systems, administrative practices, and governance processes.
• Help implement improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and departmental workflows.

Benefits

• Student loan reimbursement for qualified educational debt, subject to Agency policies and program guidelines.
• Tuition reimbursement for qualified educational debt, subject to Agency policies and program guidelines.
• Medical and dental coverage.
• Generous employer contributions to retirement savings plans.
• 5% employer contribution into a 401(a) defined contribution plan.
• 457(b) plan with an employer match of up to 5% of the employee’s gross pay.
• Fitness/wellness reimbursement.
• Option to work fully remote for up to two weeks per year, in alignment with Agency policy.

What This Job Offers

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