The Paralegal will assist in various legal matters, including drafting agreements, managing compliance, maintaining the cap table, and supporting intellectual property efforts.
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
As a Paralegal at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. This role would provide flexible support in key areas where the Legal Department needs additional bandwidth. The paralegal will work under the supervision of the Legal Ops Manager/Corporate Paralegal and collaborate closely with other members of the Legal Department.
What You’ll Do:- Assist with AI governance by maintaining policies, tracking compliance, and coordinating records.
- Support litigation by managing documents, coordinating with outside counsel and issuing and tracking litigation holds.
- Provide IP support, including portfolio tracking and coordination with outside counsel on filings.
- Provide administrative and documentation support for product legal workstreams.
- Assist with privacy legal matters in collaboration with Privacy Program Manager.
- Provide entity and corporate support (e.g. assisting with deadlines, maintaining records) as directed.
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of iIn-house and/or law firm paralegal experience
- Familiarity with contract terms and general corporate compliance
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) or Google Office Suite (Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides)
- Excellent organizations skills and attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal, written (grammar, spelling, formatting) and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization
- $83,600 - $104,500
*This is a hybrid role
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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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