At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.
Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.
Title: Sr. Paralegal
Location: Stamford, CT
Job Type: Full- Time, Exempt
About the Role:
We are looking for a qualified individual to serve as our Corporate Paralegal. The paralegal will be responsible for supporting our commercial contracting process and working with corporate attorneys on a variety of legal-related activities in the U.S. The paralegal will interact with several attorneys and staff within Legal and business partners outside of Legal. The ideal candidate for this position is energized by the opportunity to improve the company’s end-to-end contracting process leveraging technology, has a strong work ethic, exceptional problem-solving skills and is comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic workplace.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide support to the corporate attorneys in the Legal Department.
- Assist in the day-to-day drafting and processing of a significant number of contracts, ensuring that contracts are handled and executed in a timely and compliant manner
- Manage compliance with internal litigation holds
- Aid in the maintenance and increased utilization of contract templates to streamline processes
- Develop, improve and implement processes around contracting and contract compliance; be an engine of moving to best practice
- Collaborate with legal and business teams to implement and monitor processes for contract performance tracking and compliance
- Master software platforms and other tools used in the legal function (contracting, matter management, e-billing etc.) and work closely with IT and other departments to ensure successful implementation and integration of legal technology solutions
- Complete administrative duties such as file management, calendar management, dispute tracking, legal invoicing and tracking, litigation analysis and reporting to identify trends
- Assist with maintaining the company’s IP portfolio, act as liaison for outside counsel and the branding team on trademark filings and related matters
- Assist with preparing training decks on contracting and other legal topics
- Engage closely with contract owners and internal stakeholders to ensure all requirements and needs are satisfactorily addressed
- Managing internal contract review requests and contract management system and assigning legal review to contracts attorneys.
- Be open to other duties as assigned related to special team projects.
What You’ll Bring:
- 5 to 7 years working experience as a paralegal or contract manager supporting an in-house legal team
- Experience in contract management systems
- Strong interpersonal, writing and communication skills
- Ability to take direction and work independently with little or no supervision
- Highly organized, flexible and detail-oriented, comfortable handling a high volume and variety of tasks in a high-growth, dynamic environment – proactive follow-through a must
- Experience creating and maintaining spreadsheets/databases
- Experience creating contract templates and managing contract databases.
- Experience with CLM implementation, project management.
- Ability to work well under pressure, with good judgment and decision-making abilities.
- Aptitude to learn quickly and develop new skills.
- Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Power Point, Sharepoint and Adobe Acrobat Pro
What We Offer:
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Competitive Pay and Benefits
- Generous PTO and Parental Leave
- 401(K) Retirement Plan
- Life/ Disability Insurance
- Community Involvement
- Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts
Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.
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Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, JAMS, Find and Zero Proof provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is the largest vertically integrated cannabis company in Europe with a unique supply and distribution network throughout the European market, bringing together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction, and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence
Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.
Our Values:
- Lead and Inspire.
- Commit to Win.
- ONE Curaleaf.
- Driven to Deliver Excellence.
Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals 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. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.
Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.
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Curaleaf Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA Office
301 Edgewater Place, Suite 405, Wakefield, MA, United States, 01880
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