Hybrid Corporate Paralegal

at Airwallex

• Job title: Corporate Paralegal
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Corporate Paralegal providing support to Corporate Legal team with contracts and corporate governance at Airwallex. Join a global fintech company and help manage legal and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day support to the Corporate Legal team on a wide range of corporate, commercial and governance matters, including triaging and tracking legal requests from stakeholders across the business
• Review, draft and manage routine agreements and legal documents, including NDAs, vendor and procurement contracts, services agreements, and other non‑revenue commercial contracts, using templates and playbooks provided by Corporate Legal
• Assist with the drafting, formatting and maintenance of compliance manuals, corporate policies, procedures and playbooks owned or supported by Corporate Legal, ensuring these are version‑controlled, centrally stored and communicated to relevant teams
• Support corporate governance and entity management activities, including preparing board and shareholder resolutions, maintaining corporate records and registers, coordinating routine filings, and helping keep global entity information (e.g., directors, officers, authorised signatories) accurate and up to date
• Assist the Corporate Legal team in M&A and strategic transactions by helping with due diligence (collecting and organizing documents, reviewing contracts and corporate records), preparing ancillary documentation, and coordinating execution and closing processes under lawyer supervision
• Support legal operations initiatives, including contract lifecycle workflows (e.g., Ironclad, DocuSign), intake and matter management, and basic reporting on volumes and SLAs, while identifying opportunities to streamline processes and increase self‑serve across the business

Requirements

• Degree holder, paralegal qualification, or a diploma in legal studies or a related field
• 3 years of experience as a corporate paralegal, ideally with law firms, financial institutions, or high-growth technology / fintech companies, with exposure to corporate governance and contract work
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and drafting NDAs, vendor or procurement contracts and other routine corporate agreements, and managing contract execution and filing processes
• Practical experience supporting corporate records and governance (e.g., resolutions, minutes, annual filings, director/officer updates, entity formations) and maintaining organized, accurate legal documentation
• Strong attention to detail, organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a fast-paced, cross-border environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to summarize legal issues clearly and concisely for non-legal stakeholders
• Comfortable working with modern productivity and legal tools (for example, Google Workspace, contract lifecycle management and matter management systems) and keen to learn new technology and processes.

Benefits

• US-based employees are eligible to participate in medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Basic life insurance
• Well-being benefits
• 20 paid days of vacation
• 12 paid days of company holidays in a calendar year