Paralegal

Paralegal

New York, New York, United States

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 38 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it's at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences.

CLEAR's Legal team is seeking an experienced and talented Paralegal to support a wide range of commercial, compliance and regulatory, corporate and securities, labor and employment, litigation and disputes, privacy, and product-related matters. This role will play a key part in supporting CLEAR's continued growth across its secure identity business, including its consumer aviation product (CLEAR+), B2B secure identity platform (CLEAR1), and TSA PreCheck enrollment service.

What you'll do:

• Support the Legal team across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial contracting, compliance and regulatory, corporate governance, employment, litigation, privacy, and product counseling
• Assist with drafting, reviewing, and managing a variety of agreements (e.g., vendor, customer, partnership, and data-related contracts) and help track obligations through the contract lifecycle
• Partner cross-functionally with various internal teams to support business initiatives
• Support securities and corporate governance activities, including subsidiary management, equity transactions and reporting, and coordination with CLEAR's transfer agent
• Help coordinate litigation and dispute matters, including document collection, organization, subpoenas, and outside counsel engagement
• Assist with compliance program administration, including policy management, trainings, and internal reporting processes
• Support employment compliance efforts, including audits, tracking legal developments, and related documentation
• Support privacy and product-related legal reviews by helping track issues, document decisions, and manage workflows related to launches and vendor reviews
• Identify opportunities to improve and scale Legal team processes, systems, and workflows, and help implement those improvements

How you'll measure success:

• Delivering consistently accurate, detail-oriented work across a wide range of legal and operational tasks
• Effectively managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Improving efficiency by contributing to scalable processes, systems, and documentation
• Serving as a reliable partner to attorneys and internal stakeholders by anticipating needs and following through
• Exercising sound judgment, including knowing when to escalate issues or seek guidance
• Reducing administrative and operational burden on attorneys, enabling the Legal team to focus on higher-value strategic work
• Maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with the highest level of professionalism

What you're great at:

• 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced, evolving environment with broad exposure to different areas of law
• Familiarity with legal workflows across one or more of the following areas: commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, litigation, employment, or privacy
• Clear, concise communication and the ability to work effectively with both legal and non-legal stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a willingness to take initiative and improve processes
• Sound judgment, discretion, and a high level of integrity
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive) and other standard business tools
• Experience with legal systems and tools (e.g., contract lifecycle management, eBilling, document management) is a plus

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you're at your best, we're at our best. You'll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $100,000 - $130,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR's salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR's total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

CLEAR provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or protected needs. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, time off, extra breaks, making a change to the application process or work procedures, policy exceptions, providing documents in an alternative format, live captioning or using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

We are committed to a transparent and secure hiring process. All communications related to this role will come directly from a CLEAR employee through valid CLEAR channels (e.g., a valid @clearme.com email address or verified CLEAR LinkedIn profile). We encourage candidates to remain alert to job scams and to report any suspicious activity.