Corporate Paralegal

MaxMind (www.maxmind.com) is looking for a talented Corporate Paralegal to join our team. We help protect thousands of companies worldwide from fraud, screening over three billion online transactions each year, and we provide IP intelligence data to thousands more. This work requires us to take on exciting challenges and we want you to help!

We are hiring anywhere in the following US states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY State (excluding New York City and Yonkers), OR, PA, RI, TX, WA, & WV. There is some flexibility with working hours, but the role will require you to work closely with the legal team located in the Eastern Time zone.

This is a full time remote position.

MaxMind does not currently sponsor US employment visas. You must be eligible and authorized to work in the US.

The Position 

We are looking for a Corporate Paralegal to support our in-house legal team. You will be responsible for tracking contracts and other legal documents from early negotiation stages through to termination. The role will include recording contractual obligations in various internal systems, and coordinating with our legal, business development, operations and accounts receivable teams to ensure records are accurately recorded and updated. You will also be responsible for drafting various documents and providing support to MaxMind’s internal legal team on a variety of matters as they arise.

Our salary range for the Corporate Paralegal role is $100,000 - $120,000 USD, with specific offers dependent on skills and experience. See more about benefits and compensation below.

• Four years working experience as a paralegal supporting a company’s legal department or a law firm working on corporate matters.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage workflow.
• Ability to read and understand standard contract provisions. (Some general knowledge of data privacy laws is a plus but not required).
• Ability to work confidently and to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, vendors, legal professionals and non-legal professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working at MaxMind

Our culture is very important to us. We’re friendly, collaborative, and work-focused. We don’t like office politics and unnecessary stress. We like to have productive workdays and don’t like work to chase us when we’re done for the day. We maintain a set of core, overlapping hours, but are flexible with specific start and end times and are understanding about appointments and life events. We care about helping each other succeed.

In a recent survey, employees listed having a supportive work culture, good co-workers, autonomy, and feeling trusted, valued, and respected as some of the things they liked most about working here.

MaxMind has a social mission. MaxMind donates over 60% of profits to charities. 

MaxMind’s compensation strives to reward getting stuff done, quality of work, and working well with others.

We are a fully remote company, so communication centers around video chat, and direct and group messaging tools. 

Benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, our US benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and short and long term disability insurance, a Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer contribution, Health Savings Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care, and paid parental leave.  

Everyone participates in a company performance-based bonus plan. MaxMind offers a $2,000 professional development budget and five days for professional development annually. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to diversity and inclusion and are mindful of incorporating them into all aspects of our company. 

We encourage and sincerely welcome applications from candidates of color, women, queer candidates, candidates with family caregiving responsibilities, transgender candidates, and from other communities not well represented in the tech world.

See our complete diversity and inclusion statement - https://www.maxmind.com/en/company/working-at-maxmind. 

Our Interview Process

One of the first steps in our interviewing process is a homework assignment. The homework assignment requires a brief written analysis in response to a question, and is only sent to applicants that we are seriously considering. The next step of our interview process would be a first round interview with members of our legal team. This interview will cover questions specific to the role. Next, there would be a final interview with our COO and another member of the team. That interview would be a more general / behavioral interview. The final step of our hiring process is reference checking. 

Being a Successful Candidate (Cover Letter and Resume)

Your application should include a cover letter that describes your interest in MaxMind and why you would be a good fit for the advertised role. 

If desired, please share any relevant projects or accomplishments so we can learn more about you.