Intellectual Property & Contracts Paralegal (EdTech)

Location: US Remote; occasional travel to Company offices may be required.

Salary: $81,500–$139,500 per year, plus eligibility for the company bonus plan.

Company

hirify.global develops education technology and learning programs, including i-Ready, serving educators and K–8 students.

What you will do

• Coordinate trademark, copyright, domain-name, patent, and IP docketing activities, including registrations, renewals, statutory deadlines, evidence-of-use tracking, clearance searches, and infringement support.
• Support product lifecycle, feature, product-requirement-document, marketing, legacy-product, and in-product disclosure reviews with Product, Marketing, Engineering, and Products Counsel stakeholders.
• Draft, review, redline, and maintain Terms of Use, EULAs, AUPs, licensing records, contract templates, releases, research agreements, and complex MOUs.
• Provide project-based support for SaaS, MSA, vendor, NDA, licensing, permissions, and evaluation agreements, including escalated and non-standard contracting matters.
• Review product agreements and special contracting matters for FERPA, COPPA, GDPR, accessibility, and other applicable ed-tech requirements, escalating issues for attorney review.
• Maintain and improve Ironclad workflows, approval routing, automation, e-signature processes, risk registers, reports, documentation, and internal legal training resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or an ABA-approved paralegal certificate.
• 3–6 years of paralegal experience, including at least 2 years directly in-house at a technology or software company.
• Strong understanding of standard SaaS and commercial contract terms, including uptime SLAs, data processing agreements, liability caps, and indemnification.
• Hands-on experience with Contract Lifecycle Management systems; Ironclad is preferred. Experience with e-signature tools, Legal AI tools, and IP docketing applications is required.
• Working familiarity with trademark, copyright, and patent processes, including filings, renewals, and enforcement support.
• Working knowledge of data-privacy and ed-tech regulatory frameworks, including FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR, as applied to contracts and product agreements.
• Ability to accurately review, draft, and redline agreements; communicate professionally with Product, Marketing, Engineering, UXR, outside counsel, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage a high volume of special matters, exercise judgment about escalation, meet deadlines, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive proprietary information discreetly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and standard legal-operations tools, including generating reports from IP docketing and contract-management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven education-technology environment focused on improving classrooms and accessible learning experiences.
• US-remote work with minimal travel and occasional travel to company offices.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for eligible employees and their families.
• 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible vacation and sick policy, twelve paid holidays, and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year’s.
• Additional employee perks and eligibility for the company bonus plan.