Paralegal

Welcome to Brightline! We are searching for a detail-oriented and proactive Paralegal to support our Legal team. This role plays a critical part in maintaining legal compliance, managing documentation, and enabling our attorneys to focus on high-priority strategic work. The ideal candidate is organized, discreet, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, mission-driven healthcare environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review NDAs and Independent Contractors, using internal templates and playbooks and under supervision.
• Prepares draft summaries of Health Plan/Employer contracts, identifying key terms and operational requirements.
• Track contract expirations and renewals coordinating with internal stakeholders in accordance with the vendor process.
• Manage the execution process via DocuSign and handle departmental mail
• Maintain contract database integrity and ensure accurate data governance and reporting
• Build reports and dashboards, and analyze data to answer questions from our business partners.
• Support corporate compliance programs including policy maintenance, training coordination, and documentation.
• Contribute to the creation of playbooks, checklists, and updating of tools that enhance department workflow efficiency.
• Contribute to Legal Department initiatives, Legal Hub/intranet, and other resources, supporting the Company’s broader operational goals.
• Assist with research and document preparation.
• Assist in resolving both internal and external department requests
• Act as a versatile team player, supporting various tasks and evolving departmental needs.
• Equity plan administration.
• Management of training compliance.
• SOC2 and HIPAA audit tactical support.

REQUIREMENTS

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a contracts specialist, legal operations, or paralegal role
• BA/BS degree in a related field
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities under deadline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to interface professionally with executives, external counsel, and cross-functional partners.
• High degree of discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential legal matters.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Ability and willingness to learn new software programs and AI tooling
• Contributes to a collaborative and productive environment, positively impacting cross-functional work across Brightline.

Technical Skills

• Carta, Google Workspace, DocuSign, Jira, ContractSafe, Claude, Gemini

WE OFFER SEVERAL BENEFITS, PERKS, AND STIPENDS

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k
• 12 Company Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Flexible Time Off, Parental Leave
• Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement
• Stock Options

At Brightline we have built a total rewards philosophy that includes fair, equitable, competitive, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based. Our strategy is based on robust market research, including external advisory specializing in national compensation, and thoughtful input from every level of our organization. It is a combination of a cash salary, equity, benefits, wellbeing, and opportunity. In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for applicants is $75,000-$85,000.

OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE

At Brightline, we believe that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are essential to the foundation upon which our mission is built. We are committed to:

• building a future where all families can access inclusive, high-quality care
• creating an environment that encourages our employees to show up authentically, reach their highest potential, and have an equal opportunity to thrive
• systematically evaluating and improving our inherent beliefs, observed behaviors, structures, and systems
• ensuring that every employee, candidate, client, and family we serve is valued and respected

ABOUT BRIGHTLINE

Brightline is a therapy and psychiatry practice that delivers expert pediatric, teen, and parental mental health care to families and kids up to age 18. Brightline’s virtual and in-person outpatient services include diagnostic evaluation, therapy, psychiatry services (e.g. medication management), and psychological testing (to assess learning differences, school readiness, executive functioning difficulties [e.g. ADHD], and autism). In addition to Brightline’s generalized support, we offer focused programs including those that support anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Founded in 2019, Brightline has delivered care to tens of thousands of families with industry-leading results http://brightline.com/employers. We’ve been nationally recognized for clinical excellence and innovation for several years — recent awards include the Fast Company 50 Most Innovative Companies (2022) and Behavioral Health Business Companies to Watch Award (2024). Brightline is based in Palo Alto and is backed by investors including Boston Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Google Ventures, KKR, and Oak HC/FT.