Senior Paralegal

About the Role

Golden State is looking for a Senior Paralegal to join our Business & Legal Affairs team. In this role, you will provide paralegal support across a broad range of legal functions, including litigation, corporate and commercial (including contract and template drafting).  Additionally, this role will assist in implementing and overseeing the legal department technology suite (including a shift to AI-driven processes), which will include training business teams on how to intake legal matters. This position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and Deputy General Counsel.

Come share your expertise while learning more about this growing sports and entertainment organization that values your initiative and dedication!

This is a full-time position based onsite in San Francisco, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide litigation, corporate, and commercial paralegal support
• Assist with the formation of new legal entities, and general oversight of ownership, limited partner and other equity-related matters
• Help implement and onboard a full suite of legal technology, including AI drafting technology
• Assist internal and external counsel in preparation for depositions, motions, hearings, arbitrations, mediation and trial
• Implement and manage legal holds using e-discovery software, and assist in document and data preservation, searching, collection and production as part of the discovery process
• Work closely with business partners to gather information and documents on various products to support litigation and other legal matters
• Process and respond to third-party subpoenas and complaints
• Serve as a subject matter expert for legal tech adoption and optimization
• Draft and catalog commercial templates
• Support and contribute to the development of process improvement with internal teams as needed
• Help lead training sessions for business teams on legal drafting and contract intake
• Assist with general compliance and corporate governance matters for the company and our subsidiaries
• Coordinate with other internal teams to comply with internal and external requirements related to insurance coverage and financial reporting
• Work with Finance team on legal financial reporting and tracking
• Coordinate with other internal teams to comply with internal and external requirements related to insurance coverage and risk
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience    
• Paralegal certification (preferred) and Current Notary Public certificate (preferred)
• 5+ years of paralegal experience at law firm or in-house corporation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite/Google Suite, legal contract management platforms, legal AI tools, legal intake platforms, e-billing and e-discovery software, etc.  
• Understanding of court filing systems and research platforms (e.g., Westlaw/Lexis)
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, as well as attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• High sense of integrity with the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion

Compensation

• $141,000 - 149,000 + Bonus
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and dependents
• Employer 401K match
• Vacation, Summer Half-Day Fridays and a generous paid time off plan for pregnancy and parental leaves
• Warriors home tickets, team store discount and more!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 Golden State is an equal opportunity employer.

We will ensure that qualified applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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