Paralegal

Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $380M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $4B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

The Opportunity 

We are excited to hire our first Paralegal that will support our General Counsel. This role requires you to be local to the SF Bay Area and willing to meet in person to support our General Counsel. We are looking for an individual  who has the ability to create and drive a project from start to finish. The ideal candidate is analytically-minded, fast-paced, and detail-oriented that is excited to operationalize and streamline the business process and coordination of the General Counsel and Legal Team.

• Assist in preparing, revising, redlining and proofreading various corporate documents including transactional matters, compliance, closing documents, audit letters, contracts, agreements, etc.

• Assist with assembly of pre-closing documents and sets of executed documents for various signatures, and amendments.

• Conduct research to support various legal projects/proceedings that the General Counsel and Legal Team are working on

• Working knowledge of filing procedures, requirements and e-filing with Secretary of State office, in addition to federal, state and local courts and agencies, and working with Company’s third party vendor(s) to manage all company filings

• Assist in scheduling appointments and travel, including meetings and court dates for General Counsel and various legal team members, particularly with respect to any trial/hearing date(s).

• Mail: Reviews, prioritizes, and routes all general mail incoming to the Legal Team. Prepares outgoing mail and overnight packages utilizing Flock’s UPS account.

• Monitor deadlines with respect to the numerous subpoena requests/required filings received and work with the General Counsel to ensure deadlines are entered and met.

The Skillset 

• 5+ years of Paralegal or Legal Assistant experience

• An exceptional ability to build strong relationships with many types of people in a variety of roles, especially executive leadership 

• Outstanding ability to proactively solve problems and prioritize time and tasks

• Are trustworthy, reliable, and maintain strict confidentiality 

• Past experience being a strategic thought partner to executives 

• Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment 

• Notary preferred

• College Degree or Equivalent preferred, but not required.

• Expert proficiency with the MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) applications.

• Exceptional organizational skills that reflect ability to seamlessly perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail.

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a Paralegal at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Build relationships with the General Counsel, as well as the Legal Team and cross-functional stakeholders 

• Shadow the General Counsel to understand their preferences, communication style and key contacts. 

• Become familiar with Flock - learn our OKRs, company history, roadmap, culture, product suite and more. 

• Become familiar with the current process for receipt and response to subpoena requests and state/agency filings.

• Become familiar with the research needs of the General Counsel and Legal Team

The First 60 Days 

• Create a new process(es) and templates for common documents and responses to subpoenas/agency filings to save time and ensure consistency.

• Create a new process for the execution of the numerous documents received by the General Counsel that require signature and notarization.

• Proactively anticipate the General Counsel’s needs and prepare for last-minute requests 

• Take ownership of specific projects or initiatives 

• Elevate travel for Legal Team members traveling for testimony by collecting pre-work prior to hearings/trial to ensure the most effective testimony.

• Develop a process with respect to gathering all legal research compiled to date and moving forward, and creating a database for ease of access to all research compiled.

90 Days & Beyond 

• Collaborate with the General Counsel to establish goals for the next quarter, create an action plan with clear milestones and deadlines.

• Own the process with respect to responding to subpoenas and state filings

• Own the legal research database

The Interview Process 

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way. 

1. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are. 

2. The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field. 

3. The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners. 

The Perks 

💰Salary & Equity: In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $90,000-$115,000 as well as stock options

🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.

⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match. 

👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. We will reimburse $10,000 a year for adoption, surrogacy, or fertility.

🧠Mental Health: All employees receive an annual subscription to Headspace.

💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support 

💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions. 

💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.

💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.

📚Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.

🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.

🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies. 

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.