Senior Paralegal
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
August 10, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
Corporate Functions
General Summary:
Advanced paralegal support across Litigation, Commercial/Market Access, and Privacy. Partners with attorneys and stakeholders to support compliant legal processes, including eDiscovery/search, legal holds, contracting support, and knowledge management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Litigation/investigations/data subject request support: administer legal hold & eDiscovery workflows (Everlaw or equivalent); coordinate document collection with legal oversight; support privilege logs/confidentiality designations; manage case filing repository; support responses to subpoenas and document production under attorney oversight.
- Investigations/risk: attend interviews, take notes, draft summaries/memos under attorney direction; surge support for risk/ERM (meeting notes, follow-up tracking).
- Market Access: support drafting/review/administration of market access agreements; assist contract review workflows; maintain contract trackers (rebates, pricing obligations, expirations, amendments); coordinate contracting logistics/documentation.
- Knowledge/process improvement: develop/maintain playbooks, templates, checklists, and process documentation; support legal technology adoption.
- Vendor/matter administration: coordinate legal support vendors; assist with first-level outside counsel invoice review in CounselLink (or equivalent).
- Communicate status/risks; manage multiple workstreams.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years paralegal experience (law firm/in-house) + demonstrated litigation/eDiscovery support; legal holds/document collection/case filing organization (Everlaw or equivalent preferred).
- Contracting process support; maintain trackers/playbooks.
- Strong judgment; handle confidential/privileged info.
- Organized; independent; strong written/verbal communication across functions/geographies.
- Microsoft 365 proficiency; comfort learning legal technologies.
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree; ABA-approved paralegal certification is a plus.
Compensation/Work Model:
- Pay range: $96,000–$144,000; eligible for annual bonus and annual equity.
- Hybrid-eligible: up to 2 days remote or on-site 5 days with ad hoc flexibility.
Advanced paralegal support across Litigation, Commercial/Market Access, and Privacy. Partners with attorneys and stakeholders to support compliant legal processes, including eDiscovery/search, legal holds, contracting support, and knowledge management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Litigation/investigations/data subject request support: administer legal hold & eDiscovery workflows (Everlaw or equivalent); coordinate document collection with legal oversight; support privilege logs/confidentiality designations; manage case filing repository; support responses to subpoenas and document production under attorney oversight.
- Investigations/risk: attend interviews, take notes, draft summaries/memos under attorney direction; surge support for risk/ERM (meeting notes, follow-up tracking).
- Market Access: support drafting/review/administration of market access agreements; assist contract review workflows; maintain contract trackers (rebates, pricing obligations, expirations, amendments); coordinate contracting logistics/documentation.
- Knowledge/process improvement: develop/maintain playbooks, templates, checklists, and process documentation; support legal technology adoption.
- Vendor/matter administration: coordinate legal support vendors; assist with first-level outside counsel invoice review in CounselLink (or equivalent).
- Communicate status/risks; manage multiple workstreams.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years paralegal experience (law firm/in-house) + demonstrated litigation/eDiscovery support; legal holds/document collection/case filing organization (Everlaw or equivalent preferred).
- Contracting process support; maintain trackers/playbooks.
- Strong judgment; handle confidential/privileged info.
- Organized; independent; strong written/verbal communication across functions/geographies.
- Microsoft 365 proficiency; comfort learning legal technologies.
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree; ABA-approved paralegal certification is a plus.
Compensation/Work Model:
- Pay range: $96,000–$144,000; eligible for annual bonus and annual equity.
- Hybrid-eligible: up to 2 days remote or on-site 5 days with ad hoc flexibility.