Attorney Development Associate (Remote)

Please note: While former experience as an attorney is required, you will not be practicing law in this role. 

Paragon Legal, a leading alternative legal service provider, is seeking to hire an Attorney Development Associate. Paragon Legal is an innovative legal services firm that provides highly-skilled and experienced legal professionals to corporate legal departments on an on-demand, project basis. We partner with the top companies to provide them with flexible, cost-effective legal resources that meet each company’s individual needs, and our unique model and culture allows legal professionals the opportunity to continue with challenging legal work while maintaining flexibility and control over their schedules. 

As a member of the Attorney Development team, you will play an integral role in growing Paragon’s business by managing attorneys on projects and fostering relationships with our team members, ensuring a positive and fulfilling experience, and matching attorneys with client projects.

This role is fully remote with intermittent travel required. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage attorney relationships throughout the life of each engagement, including providing guidance on project-related issues, conducting project management check-ins, and coaching attorneys on best practices and client expectations
• Serve as a strategic partner to attorney team members during the project filling process by facilitating re-engagement and providing honest feedback, job market updates, and recommendations;  
• Support attorney team development by identifying growth opportunities and implementing internal programs;
• Work cross-functionally with the Client Development, HR, Operations, and Recruiting teams to coordinate attorney project onboarding and offboarding and facilitate problem solving;
• Provide a smooth team member experience through thoughtful, timely, and thorough communication;
• Facilitate and develop a sense of community amongst the team and the alumni through ongoing communications, relevant programming, and other opportunities in line with Paragon values;
• Attend company events, legal conferences, and other networking events;

• Additional projects as assigned. 

Core competencies that will make you successful:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience (for example, attorney, project management, account management, or recruiting roles), including 3+ years of law practice (ideally within an in-house environment) 

• Ability to think critically and problem-solve independently;
• High EQ; comfortable relaying constructive feedback to attorneys and dealing with sensitive information and scenarios;
• Strong written and oral professional communication skills including comfort working with senior management across departments;
• Skilled at multitasking and adapting priorities as required;
• Extremely detail oriented and organized;
• Works well in a small, collaborative team;
• Comfortable asking questions and seeking direction when needed;
• Excellent computer skills (Slack, Google Suite, relationship management software, etc.).

The base salary for this role is in the range of $95,000 – $120,000 per year. This position is eligible for a 15% target bonus based on both individual and company performance. This range is an estimate; an employee’s compensation will be based on the employee’s qualifications, skillset and relevant experience, and other considerations permitted by law. 

Full time employees are eligible for Paragon’s medical, dental, and vision insurance (with an employer contribution), long-term disability, life, and AD&D coverage, medical FSA participation, 401(k) participation for eligible employees, unlimited CLEs through PLI, Employee Assistance Plan, paid vacation, and paid sick time (where required by state law). 

About Paragon:
Paragon is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include the nation’s top, cutting-edge technology, healthcare, consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have taken our strong reputation in the Bay Area and expanded to clients and candidates across the country.

At Paragon, we put people first, take pride in operating with integrity, and aspire for excellence in everything we do. We take pride in standing behind our work and word, and win together.

Our commitments:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
San Francisco Fair Chance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.
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