Paralegal Legal Assistant

Job Title: Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist (Part-Time, Remote) Job Description We seek a detail-oriented and systems-savvy Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist to support a growing drug development organization in a part-time, remote capacity. In this role, you manage the full lifecycle of a wide range of commercial agreements, maintain legal documentation and templates, and help build and refine the legal operations infrastructure. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy optimizing processes, and bring a continuous improvement mindset to contract management and legal workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full contract lifecycle process, including drafting, reviewing, coordinating, routing, executing, and tracking agreements from initiation through completion.
• Support the administration of a variety of commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), consulting agreements, contractor agreements, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date contract records, legal documentation, templates, and contract tracking systems to ensure compliance and easy retrieval.
• Manage document workflows using platforms such as DocuSign, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and other business systems to streamline review and approval processes.
• Partner closely with project teams and internal stakeholders to ensure timely contract turnaround, efficient review cycles, and prompt execution.
• Act as an internal service resource by responding quickly to contract requests, triaging incoming work, and prioritizing urgent business needs.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve legal workflows, automate routine processes, and enhance operational efficiency across multiple platforms.
• Assist with maintaining and updating legal templates and standard contract language to support consistent negotiations and faster execution.
• Apply strong organizational skills and document control practices to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills

• 25+ years of experience in contract administration, legal support, legal operations, or paralegal work.
• Hands-on experience working with commercial agreements such as MSAs, SOWs, consulting agreements, contractor agreements, and vendor contracts.
• Demonstrated contract management and document control skills, including tracking, organizing, and archiving legal documents and templates.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proven ability to learn, navigate, and effectively use new software platforms and business systems.
• High attention to detail with a strong sense of urgency and ownership in a fast-paced environment.
• Paralegal or legal support background with familiarity with contract lifecycle management and legal workflows.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, contract research organization (CRO), clinical trial, or broader life sciences environments.
• background in legal operations, including process improvement, workflow automation, and document management best practices.
• Experience using Smartsheet, DocuSign, SharePoint, or other contract management and collaboration systems.
• Familiarity with drug development, pharma, biotech, or life science contracting practices and terminology.
• Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in optimizing processes and implementing more efficient legal operations tools.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders in a remote setting.

Work Environment This is a remote, highly independent role that allows you to work from your preferred location while supporting a dynamic drug development organization. You will collaborate virtually with project teams and stakeholders, using tools such as DocuSign, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and other business systems to manage contracts and legal documentation. The environment is fast-paced and detail-focused, offering flexibility alongside the expectation that you manage your time effectively and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay And Benefits The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.

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