Join the World's Top Legal Talent Network

At Bitly, we believe in the power of the link - to start a conversation, build a relationship or grow a business. Our mission is to turn every link into a catalyst for connections. It’s what motivates us to help people share, promote and engage everywhere on the Internet. We do this by being relentlessly product-focused, fostering the free-flowing exchange of ideas, and inspiring people around the world to dream up new ways of using Bitly.

 

At Bitly, the legal team touches every part of the company. We negotiate the company’s sales and procurement contracts, oversee regulatory compliance, protect its values, and work with the finance, people, engineering, marketing, and product teams to enable business goals and manage risk.

 

As a paralegal, you'll work hand in hand with our sales team to close deals, assist with corporate governance, and help to manage our IP portfolio. You’ll make sure our trains run on schedule and balls don’t get dropped, and help us find new and innovative ways to keep our team efficient and effective as the company grows.

Our team is small, so the job is fast-paced and interdisciplinary. You’ll constantly be learning and will quickly become conversant in tech, policy, and finance, as well as areas of the law you never knew existed.

 

This role will be fully remote for the duration of the pandemic, live in a state where we currently have a Tax Identity. Bitly is committed to not asking any employee to come back to the office through September 2021. We take the health and safety of our employees seriously and will continue to assess when offices can be reopened.

What You'll Do:

• Support corporate governance processes, including general recordkeeping, preparation of board and committee meeting agendas, presentations, resolutions, consents, minutes, and other materials.
• Assist with compliance and corporate governance matters including periodic filings, required approvals and insurance renewals.
• Work with the sales and customer success teams on customer requests for information, helping to provide the appropriate language, maintaining information regarding each request in an organized manner, and fielding questions as they arise.
• Respond to requests for information and documents from partners, regulators, law enforcement, and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Help manage Bitly’s privacy law compliance program.
• Assist with trademark inquiries and other IP-related matters.
• Identify areas to improve our existing processes, implement technology to increase team efficiency, and generally improve leverage across the team.
• Support team with other projects or tasks on an as-needed basis, with the ability to work in a rapidly-changing environment.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of relevant corporate paralegal experience with a law firm/in-house OR 3+ years of legal project management/operations experience
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to process highly confidential data and maintain discretion.
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and stellar proofreading skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with a variety of individuals at all organizational levels.

Bonus Points:

• in-house experience
• M&A experience
• Privacy background is a huge plus
• Familiarity with public company corporate governance
• Experience at a high-growth company, particularly in the technology sector
• Sense of humor

Our Values:

• Customer First. We are fiercely committed to our customers success. Our Job is to ensure that our trusted platform, performance, and people help customers achieve their goals
• Growth Focused. We are building a fast growing, healthy business powered by quick learning, constant optimization, and data driven decisions
• R.E.S.P.E.C.T. We are a team that respects each other and values diversity and inclusion. We treat others as we’d want to be treated and uphold the highest levels of integrity in everything we do
• >(!=) Greater than, not equal to. We are driven to win, bring our “A Game” to work each day and deliver exceptional results
• Do or Do Not, There is No Try. We say what we are going to do and we do it

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive Salary + Stock Options
• Comprehensive and competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance (all LGBT friendly)
• 401k with up to 4% employer match
• One Medical membership: Doctors you can text, call or email 24/7 and receive access to expert insurance guidance where available
• Wellness reimbursement program
• Partial cell phone service reimbursement
• Voluntary LegalShield for legal services and IDShield for identity theft protection
• Unlimited vacation, personal time, and flexible work from home policies
• Full support for remote work during COVID-19, including a home office and separate WiFi stipend
• Generous parental leave policies; maternity and parental leave for growing families
• Budget for professional development opportunities, including courses and conference attendance
• Company sponsored volunteering opportunities (when it is safe to do so)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

 

If based in Colorado, the annual cash compensation range for this position is $81,000 - $93,000. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed above.

 

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Bitly also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Bitly