Corporate Paralegal - Backblaze

About Backblaze

Backblaze is a public company that makes storing and using data astonishingly easy. When our founding team got together, they committed to helping people save their data. Today, the Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundational platform around the world for a broad community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals who seek the easy, affordable, trusted solutions we provide.

We have managed to nurture a team-oriented culture with amazingly low turnover. Our approach is guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing. In the most recent “Great Place to Work” survey, 97% of our team rated Backblaze as “a great place to work.”

About the Role

We are seeking a Legal Paralegal to support Backblaze’s public-company, corporate, and governance operations. This role is the execution engine behind the Legal & Compliance team: public-company filings, board and committee preparation, entity and governance records, and litigation and insurance claims support. It frees attorney time and keeps a fast-moving public-company calendar running on schedule.

The ideal candidate is exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling confidential and market-sensitive information with discretion. This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to grow with a lean, high-impact team.

This role reports to the Head of Legal & Compliance and is fully remote.

What You’ll Do

Public Company and Securities Support

• Support the preparation and filing of periodic and current reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.
• Coordinate filing logistics with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, auditors, investor relations, and financial printers or filing agents, including EDGAR submission support, exhibit management, and filing-package assembly.
• Support Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5), including preparation, review coordination, and timely submission, and help maintain the list of Section 16 insiders.
• Help administer the insider trading policy, including trading-window and blackout tracking and support for the Rule 10b5-1 plans program.
• Prepare and administer D&O questionnaires and support related director and officer records.
• Assist with the annual proxy statement, annual meeting logistics, and related public-company activities.
• Support stock administration and equity matters, including maintaining cap table and equity grant records and beneficial ownership data used in Section 16 and proxy reporting, in coordination with Finance.
• Support Nasdaq listing compliance, including listing notifications and related submissions.

Board and Committee Support

• Prepare Board and committee meeting materials, manage logistics, and coordinate scheduling.
• Administer the board portal (e.g., Diligent or Boardvantage), including posting materials and managing director access.
• Draft and maintain minutes, resolutions, action items, and follow-ups.

Entity Management and Governance Records

• Maintain minute books, resolutions, and governance records for domestic and foreign entities.
• Support state and subsidiary filings, annual reports, good-standing maintenance, and registered-agent coordination.

Litigation and Insurance Claims Support

• Support litigation matters, including document organization, tracking, and coordination with outside counsel.
• Track and administer insurance claims and related documentation.
• Prepare responses to subpoenas and legal process, and coordinate collection and production of responsive materials.

Cross-Functional Support, AI, and Administration

• Use AI tools and legal technology to streamline filing preparation, records management, and recurring workflows, and help identify opportunities to work more efficiently.
• Partner with attorneys, Legal Operations, Finance, and other teams to keep matters moving and deadlines met.
• Other duties as required from time to time.

The Right Fit

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong track record of managing deadline-driven filing and governance calendars.
• Experience as a corporate or public-company paralegal, ideally supporting SEC filings, Section 16, board preparation, and entity management.
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential and material non-public information.
• Experience supporting a Corporate Secretary, Board of Directors, and senior executives with sensitive, market-moving materials.
• Proactive, dependable, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfort with AI tools and legal technology, or a strong interest and eagerness to adopt them in a legal-support context.
• Clear communicator who works well with attorneys, executives, and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred.
• 8 or more years of corporate or public-company paralegal experience, ideally including a combination of law firm and in-house experience.
• Working knowledge of SEC reporting requirements, Section 16, and Nasdaq listing standards and public-company governance practices.
• Familiarity with public-company filing tools and processes (e.g., EDGAR, XBRL, and Section 16 filing agents), board portals, and entity management software.
• Experience supporting stock administration and equity plan records is a plus.
• Litigation, insurance claims, or subpoena and legal process support experience is a plus.
• Comfort using AI tools to work more efficiently, or a genuine willingness to develop fluency in them.
• Experience at a public technology or SaaS company is a plus.

Backblaze Perks

• Great healthcare benefits (100% healthcare premiums for family)
• Competitive compensation
• 401K matching
• RSU equity awards
• Flexible vacation policy
• Maternity & paternity leave
• MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation
• Childcare bonus
• Commuter benefits
• Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance