Paralegal

Legal     ·       Fremont, California       ·       Full time

Neuralink is looking for its first Paralegal to help increase the Legal team’s effectiveness as we scale. We are looking for someone who gets excited (almost obsessive) about designing processes and building systems that improve efficiency. Are you an organized, extremely detail-oriented, deadline-driven, tech-savvy, quick learner who is interested in legal issues and ready to take on all that comes with a growing business? If so, this role is for you.

You will work closely with the Neuralink Legal team and employees at all levels. Your objective is to support an effective and efficient Legal team through technology and process improvement.

The ideal candidate will be able to grow with the business and be willing to take on tasks with varying complexity and increasing responsibility. A high level of competence, integrity, discretion and professionalism is key. This position provides ample opportunity for mentoring and growth for a roll-up-your-sleeves enthusiast.

What you will do:

• Ensure that all legal records are stored in secure, organized file systems to support shared knowledge and compliant record-keeping
• Manage Neuralink’s contract workflow—including document processing, electronic signatures, electronic filing, scanning, and light data processing—ensuring all contracts are properly tracked, executed, and filed in the repository
• Be the primary point of contact to internal clients to answer questions regarding legal support and contract processes, and triage incoming requests
• Proactively identify, evaluate, and implement new tools and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal team
• Owning and continuing to develop technology data visualization solutions to track and report on key Legal team metrics
• Manage vendor relationships for the Legal team’s technology platform
• Assist with maintaining corporate calendar and tracking deadlines
• Support responses to data requests, subpoenas, or other document requests in relation to litigation, government inquiries, or other areas

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years paralegal or legal ops experience
• Experience organizing and maintaining legal files, contracts or corporate records
• Experience implementing new technology and processes

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience at an in-house legal department
• Familiarity with legal technology, including contract system/software and workflows
• Familiarity with common contracts and clauses

About you:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated clarity and conciseness in thought and communication
• Solution-oriented problem solver who provides proactive and creative solutions and strategies in response to internal clients’ needs
• Technology-savvy including legal technology, database software and proficiency with productivity software including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, electronic signature and cloud storage software. Prior experience with Google Workspace (G Suite) platform preferred 
• Ability to understand legal language and requirements to communicate in an understandable fashion with non-lawyers
• You are careful and responsible; you pay extremely meticulous attention to detail; have strong proofreading skills and you produce high quality work product
• You are adaptable, and will flourish in a fluid, constantly iterative environment; ability to multitask, efficiently juggle competing priorities and work well under pressure
• You have strong self-direction and the ability to take initiative; you figure out what needs to be done and you get it done with only limited guidance; you welcome an abundance of responsibility and autonomy in a high demand, high expectation environment
• You can quickly earn the trust and confidence of colleagues outside of the legal department
• Demonstrated discretion with sensitive information
• You are creative, positive, upbeat, and intellectually-curious
• You are a highly collaborative team player who works well as part of a small legal team

What we offer:

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields. 
• Growth potential. We rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact. 
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan; parental leave.
• Flexible time off + paid holidays.
• Equity + 401(k) plan.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Meals provided.

Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws.  This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.