Full-Time Senior Corporate Paralegal

As Discord's Senior Corporate Paralegal, your core responsibilities will be to manage corporate governance functions, collaborate on equity compensation management, and support Ethics & Compliance policies and programs. You will also flex your skills to creatively solve challenges that arise as the company grows. You'll work with some super inspiring people across various disciplines, including our Stock Admin, Accounting, Tax, Corporate Development, and Legal teams. Reporting to our Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, you'll help handle a range of important corporate law matters -- this is a special opportunity to have a significant impact on how the team and company expand and evolve. This hire must be based on the West Coast, however, there is no in-office requirement.

What you'll be doing

• Manage corporate governance functions and assist with Board, Committee, and shareholder meetings, regulatory filings, and related documentation
• Draft and maintain Board, Committee, and shareholder records
• Collaborate with our Finance, Accounting, Tax, and People teams on management of the company’s equity compensation programs, including preparation of employee communications and close engagement in the equity grant process
• Support the administration of our Code of Ethics, whistleblower hotline, and other policies and programs
• Mentor and train junior team members, and collaborate to design and deliver engaging employee trainings relating to Corporate and Compliance topics
• Providing corporate support for the creation and operation of corporate subsidiaries around the world
• Support strategic transactions, including due diligence, document preparation, closing mechanics, and post-closing integration and administration of acquired companies
• Providing project management support and working on other team, department, and cross-functional projects and priorities as needed

What you should have

• 6+ years of corporate paralegal experience, gained through either a law firm serving technology companies or in-house at a technology company  
• IPO experience or experience working for a publicly-listed technology company 
• Previous roles that emphasized project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and consistently meeting deadlines
• Experience with designing and implementing scalable, cross-functional processes for an evolving company
• Ability to operate with empathy, agility, and flexibility in a hybrid, collaborative, and fast-paced environment with team members, cross-functional, and external partners in various time zones
• Effective prioritization when it comes to project management, navigating time-sensitive projects while maintaining quality and attention to detail on other important workstreams
• Curiosity and ability to jump into less familiar areas and learn while doing in a fast-changing environment

Bonus points

• Interest in learning (or experience in) non-Corporate legal work
• Understanding of (or experience using) Discord
• Appreciation for absurd hypotheticals, silly memes, and Oxford commas