The role:

Galileo has an immediate opening for a full-time Paralegal to assist Galileo’s legal team, with a primary focus on reviewing NDAs and vendor contracts, working on draft amendments and completing due diligence requests on behalf of the company. Our team needs a motivated, reliable, and collaborative self-starter who works well in a fast-paced environment and is eager to learn and be part of a growing company.

What you’ll do:

• Coordinate with other departments, such as privacy, information security, and finance to obtain due diligence documents; ensure delivery of important documents and notices
• Review and prepare legal drafts
• Conduct legal and factual research
• Perform administrative legal responsibilities
• Create and update process documents and SOPs
• Organize and facilitate meetings as necessary (e.g., creating agendas, taking notes and action items, drafting correspondence, and following up to see action items through to completion)
• Handle confidential/sensitive matters with discretion and professionalism at all times
• Work closely with Galileo’s attorneys on Galileo-related meetings, initiatives, and projects

What you’ll need:

• A paralegal certificate or at least 2+ years prior experience working on commercial legal and business matters as a legal assistant/paralegal, or similar role, preferably in an in-house setting
• Excellent writing abilities
• Possess superior attention to detail
• Ability to work productively both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to track deadlines, partner with the cross-functional partners to obtain relevant information, and project manage/meet time-sensitive deadlines to respond to all legal process served on the Company
• Excellent analytical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities
• Strong ability to multitask and manage multiple requests across various departments and subject matter areas
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and handle time-sensitive requests
• Knowledge and understanding of the legal requirements involved in specific contracts
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, G-Suite, Airtable, Ivalua, IronClad, and Confluence
• Experience in editing and proofreading and creating powerpoint presentations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly motivated and self-starting – you are eager to roll up your sleeves and get things done and work on a wide variety of projects and legal matters
• Experience coordinating and driving legal projects to successful completion

Nice to have:

• Experience working for a financial services or fintech company.Proficiency with Legal Tracker, LexisNexis, Jira, and Relativity/other e-discovery platforms.