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Discourse

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<div><div style="padding: 0; margin: 15px 0 15px 0">Description<a href="https://github.com/discourse/discourse" rel="nofollow"> Discourse </a> is a global company with a product that is 100% open source. Our team is 100 people and growing. We’re transforming the online community space. Our product powers a substantial segment of successful online communities, with > 30,000 Discourse instances globally. We have thousands of paying customers, with a growing number of Fortune 500 companies on our list, alongside many leading players in the fast-growth technology, gaming and AI spaces. About the job We are seeking a highly organized, detail-orientated paralegal to join our legal team. The ideal candidate will provide vital support in legal research, contract management, compliance and other matters. You will work closely with our General Counsel and other departments, including sales, HR, finance and product development, to ensure the company’s legal requirements are met. This role is part-time, set at 20 hours per week. Looking for candidates in EST timezone but open to the UK for the right candidate. Applicants in other timezones will not be considered (even if they are willing to adjust their working hours, we don’t think it’s healthy) Your responsibilities: Contract Management <ul style="margin: 15px 0 15px 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px"><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Take ownership of contract management, by ensuring accurate documentation within a contract database; and managing the contract renewal process </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> draft, review and revise vendor terms, NDAs, SOW changes for CSMs and other legal documents </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> send documents for signature </li></ul> HR compliance <ul style="margin: 15px 0 15px 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px"><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Take full responsibility for HR compliance (and associated processes) in all EU jurisdictions- including: </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Draft and update policies to accommodate and align with CDCK global policies </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Manage mandatory HR processes specific to jurisdictions </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Provide support to ensure EU HR policies and processes remain up to date </li></ul> We’re looking for someone who: <ul style="margin: 15px 0 15px 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px"><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Has experience as a paralegal or as a legal operations professional </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Software industry experience </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Previous stakeholder of contracts management systems, previously supported employment law function, familiar with contract review </li></ul> The ability to communicate well in writing is paramount. We use our own software, Discourse, for most communication and the vast majority of your interaction with customers and team members will be in writing. In order to live these values, we look for folks who are: <ul style="margin: 15px 0 15px 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px"><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Detail-oriented, proactive, organized, and empathetic </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Able to make decisions quickly and communicate effectively </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Able to maintain a positive and professional attitude in all customer interactions </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Collaborative and kind to their co-workers </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Independent and able to work well remotely </li><li style="margin-bottom: 5px"> Highly driven with an execution focus and a strong belief in our mission to make the internet a better place </li></ul> About our Pay & Benefits We believe that high-quality benefits make our team more effective. We’ve been thoughtful about <a href="https://www.discourse.org/team#benefits" rel="nofollow"> our benefits package </a> which includes a completely flexible schedule, 5 weeks of vacation per year, funding for a co-working stipend, and much more! Lastly, we believe in having a welcoming workplace where people with diverse backgrounds and cultures can create something great together. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification! Apply by sending an intro to who you are and resume to jobs@discourse.org. </div></div>

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