Senior Corporate Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Corporate Paralegal

Location: Cupertino, California
Job Type: W2 Contract
Pay Rate: $50–$55/hour, depending on experience
Duration: 6 months contract 

About the Role

Russell Tobin is supporting a leading global technology company in hiring a Senior Corporate Paralegal for its Corporate Law team.

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Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of corporate governance and SEC compliance, paired with a passion for modernizing legal operations through technology? As a part of the Corporate Law team, you’ll help uphold high ethical and corporate standards while driving continuous improvement in how the team works.

The Corporate Law team supports a global business with complex governance, securities, and compliance obligations. Together with the team, you'll provide the critical support needed to ensure public company obligations are met with precision and foresight—while also serving as an innovation champion for the legal team, identifying and scaling AI-powered workflows that transform how the team operates.

Description

We're looking for an experienced Senior Corporate Paralegal who combines deep governance and securities expertise with a forward-thinking mindset about legal technology. You'll manage sensitive corporate, securities, and governance matters while identifying opportunities to automate workflows, evaluate AI/ML legal tools, and build scalable processes that free the team for strategic work.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for public company corporate, securities, and governance matters with exceptional accuracy.

• Prepare written consents, resolutions, minutes, and certifications; manage and maintain corporate records and SOX compliance documentation.

• Maintain critical process compliance including calendaring, filing, and task tracking for securities reporting functions.

• Support Section 16 reporting and compliance, including maintaining EDGAR codes, tracking director and officer stock holdings.

• Act as an innovation champion for the Corporate Law team—identifying, piloting, and scaling tech-first automations.

• Design, implement, and manage AI-powered legal workflows; support adoption through workflow testing, process mapping, training coordination, and stakeholder engagement.

• Coordinate complex projects involving legal, finance, tax, People, compliance, and external counsel while maintaining strict confidentiality and accuracy.

• Manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision and tight deadlines.

• Provide paralegal and project management support and coordination across the Corporate Law team and cross-functional partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified paralegal with at least 5-8 years of strong legal experience as a corporate paralegal.

• Deep knowledge of SEC regulations, proxy rules, SOX compliance, and Section 16 reporting.

• Proficiency with corporate governance platforms (Workiva, EDGAR Next, Diligent Boards).

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Keynote, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Strong organizational skills, document management focus, and proof-reading discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience supporting public company corporate maintenance, including board/shareholder meetings, corporate filings, and certificates, ideally both at a top-tier law firm and in-house.

• AI/tech-savvy background with experience evaluating, implementing, or scaling AI/ML legal tools.

• Familiarity with legal operations and process improvement methodologies.

• Track record of designing and launching automation initiatives that improved efficiency and reduced manual workload.

• Ability to work independently while managing high-volume workload and collaborating effectively within a large team.

#LI-SD9 Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.