Paralegal Legal Assistant

Job Title: Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist (Part-Time, Remote)Job Description

We seek a detail-oriented and systems-savvy Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist to support a growing drug development organization in a part-time, remote capacity. In this role, you manage the full lifecycle of a wide range of commercial agreements, maintain legal documentation and templates, and help build and refine the legal operations infrastructure. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy optimizing processes, and bring a continuous improvement mindset to contract management and legal workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full contract lifecycle process, including drafting, reviewing, coordinating, routing, executing, and tracking agreements from initiation through completion.
• Support the administration of a variety of commercial agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), consulting agreements, contractor agreements, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date contract records, legal documentation, templates, and contract tracking systems to ensure compliance and easy retrieval.
• Manage document workflows using platforms such as DocuSign, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and other business systems to streamline review and approval processes.
• Partner closely with project teams and internal stakeholders to ensure timely contract turnaround, efficient review cycles, and prompt execution.
• Act as an internal service resource by responding quickly to contract requests, triaging incoming work, and prioritizing urgent business needs.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve legal workflows, automate routine processes, and enhance operational efficiency across multiple platforms.
• Assist with maintaining and updating legal templates and standard contract language to support consistent negotiations and faster execution.
• Apply strong organizational skills and document control practices to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills

• 25+ years of experience in contract administration, legal support, legal operations, or paralegal work.
• Hands-on experience working with commercial agreements such as MSAs, SOWs, consulting agreements, contractor agreements, and vendor contracts.
• Demonstrated contract management and document control skills, including tracking, organizing, and archiving legal documents and templates.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proven ability to learn, navigate, and effectively use new software platforms and business systems.
• High attention to detail with a strong sense of urgency and ownership in a fast-paced environment.
• Paralegal or legal support background with familiarity with contract lifecycle management and legal workflows.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, contract research organization (CRO), clinical trial, or broader life sciences environments.
• background in legal operations, including process improvement, workflow automation, and document management best practices.
• Experience using Smartsheet, DocuSign, SharePoint, or other contract management and collaboration systems.
• Familiarity with drug development, pharma, biotech, or life science contracting practices and terminology.
• Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in optimizing processes and implementing more efficient legal operations tools.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders in a remote setting.

Work Environment

This is a remote, highly independent role that allows you to work from your preferred location while supporting a dynamic drug development organization. You will collaborate virtually with project teams and stakeholders, using tools such as DocuSign, SharePoint, Smartsheet, and other business systems to manage contracts and legal documentation. The environment is fast-paced and detail-focused, offering flexibility alongside the expectation that you manage your time effectively and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.