Corporate Paralegal
About Backblaze
Backblaze is a public company that makes storing and using data astonishingly easy. When our founding team got together, they committed to helping people save their data. Today, the Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundational platform around the world for a broad community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals who seek the easy, affordable, trusted solutions we provide.
We have managed to nurture a team-oriented culture with amazingly low turnover. Our approach is guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing. Our customers are happy, and so are our coworkers: in the most recent “Great Place to Work” survey, 97% of our team rated Backblaze as “a great place to work.” Check out what our employees are saying on Glassdoor!
About the Role
We are seeking a Legal Paralegal to support Backblaze’s public-company, corporate, and governance operations. This role is the execution engine behind the Legal & Compliance team: public-company filings, board and committee preparation, entity and governance records, and litigation and insurance claims support. It frees attorney time and keeps a fast-moving public-company calendar running on schedule.
The ideal candidate is exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling confidential and market-sensitive information with discretion. This is a high-ownership role for someone who takes pride in accurate, on-time execution and wants to grow with a lean, high-impact team.
This role reports to the Head of Legal & Compliance and is fully remote.
What You’ll Do
Public Company and Securities Support
- Support the preparation and filing of periodic and current reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.
- Coordinate filing logistics with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, auditors, investor relations, and financial printers or filing agents, including EDGAR submission support, exhibit management, and filing-package assembly.
- Support Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5), including preparation, review coordination, and timely submission, and help maintain the list of Section 16 insiders.
- Help administer the insider trading policy, including trading-window and blackout tracking and support for the Rule 10b5-1 plans program.
- Prepare and administer D&O questionnaires and support related director and officer records.
- Assist with the annual proxy statement, annual meeting logistics, and related public-company activities.
- Support stock administration and equity matters, including maintaining cap table and equity grant records and beneficial ownership data used in Section 16 and proxy reporting, in coordination with Finance.
- Support Nasdaq listing compliance, including listing notifications and related submissions.
Board and Committee Support
- Prepare Board and committee meeting materials, manage logistics, and coordinate scheduling.
- Administer the board portal (for example, Diligent or Boardvantage), including posting materials and managing director access.
- Draft and maintain minutes, resolutions, action items, and follow-ups.
Entity Management and Governance Records
- Maintain minute books, resolutions, and governance records for domestic and foreign entities.
- Support state and subsidiary filings, annual reports, good-standing maintenance, and registered-agent coordination.
Litigation and Insurance Claims Support
- Support litigation matters, including document organization, tracking, and coordination with outside counsel.
- Track and administer insurance claims and related documentation.
- Prepare responses to subpoenas and legal process, and coordinate collection and production of responsive materials.
Cross-Functional Support, AI, and Administration
- Use AI tools and legal technology to streamline filing preparation, records management, and recurring workflows, and help identify opportunities to work more efficiently.
- Partner with attorneys, Legal Operations, Finance, and other teams to keep matters moving and deadlines met.
- Other duties as required from time to time.
The Right Fit
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong track record of managing deadline-driven filing and governance calendars.
- Experience as a corporate or public-company paralegal, ideally supporting SEC filings, Section 16, board preparation, and entity management.
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential and material non-public information.
- Experience supporting a Corporate Secretary, Board of Directors, and senior executives with sensitive, market-moving materials.
- Proactive, dependable, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Comfort with AI tools and legal technology, or a strong interest and eagerness to adopt them in a legal-support context.
- Clear communicator who works well with attorneys, executives, and cross-functional partners.
Qualifications
- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred.
- 8 or more years of corporate or public-company paralegal experience, ideally including a combination of law firm and in-house experience.
- Working knowledge of SEC reporting requirements, Section 16, and Nasdaq listing standards and public-company governance practices.
- Familiarity with public-company filing tools and processes (for example, EDGAR, XBRL, and Section 16 filing agents), board portals (for example, Diligent or Boardvantage), and entity management software.
- Experience supporting stock administration and equity plan records is a plus.
- Litigation, insurance claims, or subpoena and legal process support experience is a plus.
- Comfort using AI tools to work more efficiently, or a genuine willingness to develop fluency in them.
- Experience at a public technology or SaaS company is a plus.
At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That is why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socioeconomic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries, but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
