Job Description
Senior Marketing Contracts Paralegal
We are seeking an experienced Senior Marketing Contracts Paralegal to join our legal team and serve as a key partner to Marketing and Business Development leadership. In this role, you will lead the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of marketing service customer agreements while helping ensure compliance with legal industry regulations and data privacy requirements.
This is a 1099 remote/virtual on-demand position with expedited turnaround times. Multi-state experience preferred but not required. The successful candidate will provide a variety of contract management services to existing and new clients. This is a high-impact position offering meaningful autonomy, visibility with senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to shape contracting processes within a growing legal services organization.
Pay rate: $30-$40/hour
What You’ll Do
- Draft and negotiate complex marketing and commercial agreements, including, Terms of Use, Statements of Work, and Master Services Agreements.
- Provide practical legal guidance on advertising compliance, professional responsibility rules, intellectual property, and data privacy matters
- Partner closely with Marketing leaders to close customer service agreements.
- Develop templates, playbooks, and streamlined contract processes
- Manage contract lifecycle workflows and monitor renewals and obligations
- Abstract contracts, build playbooks, review and redline contracts using track changes in MS Word v10 or higher.
- Communicate regularly with Practice Area Director/Manager to discuss challenges, successes and share client activity.
- Prepare contractual agreements using current research methods and gain knowledge of a client’s needs and have the ability to fulfill its requirements
- Collaborate with a legal team consisting of lawyers, paralegals, executives, and office staff
- Ensure that the terms of contractual agreements are written in language that is legally binding and in accordance with the desires of the client
- Assist clients in interpreting contracts as business needs arise to fulfill the terms of or to terminate contracts on mutually amicable terms
- Review contract terms and conditions to verify that they follow client policies and all applicable federal and state regulations
- Clearly explain contract terminology to clients and other interested parties in simple, everyday language
- Self-monitor progress according to the schedule of completion to submit drafts and documents in a timely manner
- Proofread, edit, and fact-check legal documents for accuracy and consistency, according to a style guide if provided by the client
- Research regulations to ensure contracts are updated and in compliance with laws
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 8–10+ years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Strong background supporting marketing related agreements
- Experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or regulated professional services environment preferred
- Excellent judgment, negotiation skills, and ability to operate independently
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Advanced computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office suite v.10 or above
- Competent with Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Able to work in a collaborative teamwork environment and able to share information with appropriate parties on a need-to-know basis
- Strong time management skills
- Strong customer service and client relationship management skills
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational and planning skills
- Proven work experience as a contract specialist, paralegal, or similar role
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- In-depth knowledge of procurement regulations, contract documents and legal specifications
- Training and/or certifications as a contract specialist or paralegal
- Experience with one or more software platforms including but not limited to platforms for virtual interactions (i.e., Teams and/or Zoom), contract repositories, CRMs, and timekeeping systems.
