Paralegal

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

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Position Overview:

Diligent is seeking a talented, collaborative, and experienced Paralegal to assist the EMEA legal team, with a focus on German, Austrian, and Swiss markets, and provide support with contract administration and employment matters. The role will involve reviewing legal documents and sorting documents in accordance with filing system along with drafting legal documents and amending documents, as necessary.

It is an incredibly exciting time to join a dynamic and agile organization in a fast-paced, growth phase. This is the perfect role for a detail oriented and proactive Paralegal who wants to grow their Legal career within a fast-moving commercial organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and interpret contracts and other legal documents as requested by the Commercial Legal team.
• Drafting documents using in-house templates.
• Managing templates and distributing to proper business groups to ensure most recent versions are being utilized.
• Interact with internal business partners and is a subject matter expert for contracts administration-related issues.
• Process documents for signatures via DocuSign.
• Tracking outstanding legal items for the team.
• Scanning, filing and organizing documents.
• Providing general legal support on an as-needed basis.
• Assist with corporate governance and entity maintenance within DACH.

Required Experience/Skills:

• 3-4 years’ experience with contract administration with strong emphasis on software agreements.
• Fluency in German and English is required.
• Multinational experience in EMEA is highly desirable.
• Ability to read and understand contractual terms with strong experience in reviewing and amending agreements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and good analytical skills.
• Experience in assisting and providing support for employment matters with legal counsel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft O365, Salesforce, DocuSign and legal software.
• Familiarity with European regulations and data protection work applicable to tech companies (e.g., DORA, DSA, EBA Guideline, GDPR, AI Act, etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage comfortably at all levels with internal clients, both within EMEA and internationally.
• Highly motivated, strategic, detail-oriented individual with the ability to proactively manage a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical abilities.

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney.

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's and . We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at .

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