Paralegal SR

Why you'll LOVE Sagent

You could work anywhere. We know you are talented and looking for something inspiring and impactful. A place where you will make a difference and have a great time doing it!

By choosing Sagent, you can be part of our mission to make loans and homeownership simpler and safer for all consumers.

Sagent powers servicers and consumers. You power Sagent!

About the opportunity

As a Senior Paralegal at Sagent, you will be a key member of the Legal team, providing high-level support across corporate governance, commercial contracting, regulatory matters, litigation, and other legal initiatives. You will partner with attorneys and cross-functional stakeholders to manage legal processes, maintain accurate records, and help the team deliver practical, timely support in a fast-paced mortgage technology environment. The ideal candidate is organized, resourceful, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities with sound judgment and discretion.

What You’ll Do

• Provide advanced paralegal support to attorneys on corporate, commercial, regulatory, employment, litigation, and compliance matters.
• Support the full contract lifecycle, including intake, document preparation, review coordination, approvals, signature, tracking, and retention.
• Maintain corporate records, entity information, governance documents, board and committee materials, and required filings.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research, summarize findings, and prepare clear, business-focused materials for attorney review.
• Coordinate responses to subpoenas, discovery requests, audits, examinations, and other information requests, including document collection and production.
• Manage legal matter files, deadlines, calendars, templates, and reporting to ensure accuracy and timely follow-through.
• Partner with teams such as Compliance, Finance, People, Procurement, Information Security, and business operations to advance legal initiatives.
• Assist with outside counsel engagement, billing administration, matter status tracking, and budget reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve legal workflows, templates, playbooks, technology, and knowledge management.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Typically 7 or more years of progressive paralegal or legal operations experience in a corporate legal department or law firm.
• Strong knowledge of legal terminology, document management, contract processes, and corporate recordkeeping.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex assignments, competing deadlines, and multiple stakeholders with limited supervision.
• Excellent research, writing, proofreading, organization, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail, strong follow-through, and the ability to exercise good judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and experience using contract lifecycle management, e-billing, matter management, e-discovery, or similar legal technology tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, technology-driven environment while maintaining confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a financial services, mortgage servicing, fintech, software, or other regulated business.
• Familiarity with corporate governance, commercial transactions, regulatory examinations, litigation support, or employment matters.
• Experience improving legal operations through process design, reporting, automation, or technology implementation.

Perks!

As a Sagent Associate, you will be eligible to participate in our benefit programs beginning on Day #1! We offer a comprehensive package including Remote/Hybrid workplace options, Health Benefits, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, Family Planning Services, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Family Leave, 401(k) Matching, Pet Insurance, In-person and Virtual Social Experiences, Career Pathing, Focus Time Fridays and much, much more!

Why Sagent?

Sagent is transforming the mortgage servicing industry by bringing the modern experience customers now expect from loan originations to loan servicing. Our platform lets customers manage their home-owing lives from anywhere while giving servicers lower costs, scale compliance and higher servicing values through full market cycles.

Sagent is a joint venture that combines Fiserv Inc.'s decades of market-leading fintech expertise with Warburg Pincus' skill in growing technology companies. We hire innovators and doers to disrupt the last and most complex frontier of lending and housing. We're growing fast and need you to help shape our future.

Sagent is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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