Corporate Paralegal

time left to apply End Date: April 22, 2025 (5 days left to apply)

job requisition id REQ-24879

Job Description

General Summary:

This position provides legal and contracting support for assigned functions such as corporate governance, commercial, and general and administrative.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Draft and review, with minimal counsel supervision, a wide range of legal documents such as correspondence, contracts, regulatory filings, corporate governance documents, etc.
2. Support the Corporate Governance and Legal Entity Management Team in all governance matters and management of Vertex’s legal entities and assume significant independent responsibility for such matters.
3. Perform legal research and analyze relevant statutes, decisions, codes, and other guidance, as needed, providing findings to counsel.
4. Manage and liaise with external local counsel to draft/review documents related to entities, including board and shareholder meeting minutes and other compliance documentation.
5. Within established company and legal requirements, support contract operations, negotiations and interpretation for a range of contracts, including service agreements, consulting agreements and confidentiality agreements.
6. Partner with attorneys during document preparation and negotiation with respect to relevant legal or contractual provisions/requirements.
7. Manage a high volume of legal documentation under tight timelines.
8. Assist in responding to KYC and UBO confirmation requests for Vertex’s global entities.
9. Support ongoing company-wide initiatives, including policy development, template standardization and adoption of contract-related technologies.
10. Train and guide business teams on the use of legal routine, non-standard or more complex contract templates, issues and best practices.
11. Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with the business.

Key Requirements:

1. A Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree or paralegal certification.
2. Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
3. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
4. Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills.
5. Ability to multi-task and handle multiple assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
6. Excellent attention to detail.
7. Strong experience working within a complex global organization.
8. Familiarity with international corporate governance.

Position is Remote.

Flex Designation:

Remote-Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Remote-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Remote: work remotely five days per week and come into the office on occasion – you’re always welcome on-site; or select
2. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
3. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com

Help Us Achieve Our Mission

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. The company has approved medicines that treat the underlying causes of multiple chronic, life-shortening genetic diseases — cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia — and continues to advance clinical and research programs in these diseases. Vertex also has a robust clinical pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of modalities in other serious diseases where it has deep insight into causal human biology, including APOL1-mediated kidney disease, acute and neuropathic pain, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Mass., Vertex's global headquarters is now located in Boston's Innovation District and its international headquarters is in London. Additionally, the company has research and development sites and commercial offices in North America, Europe, Australia, Latin America and the Middle East. Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry's top places to work, including 14 consecutive years on Science magazine's Top Employers list and one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. For company updates and to learn more about Vertex's history of innovation, visit www.vrtx.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.

The diversity and authenticity of our people is part of what makes Vertex unique, and we recognize that each employee brings diverse perspectives and strengths. By embracing those strengths and celebrating differences, we are fostering an inclusive culture where each of us can bring our authentic selves to work, inspire innovation together, and change people’s lives.

Our vision is clear: to be the place where an authentic, diverse mix of talent want to come, to stay, and do their best work.