Senior Paralegal
About the role
Who We Are
Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.
We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.
We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.
What We Build
Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide. Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application. Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy. PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works. These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.
Where We’re Headed
Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.
Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.
Job Purpose
Reporting to Senior Managing Counsel on the Great Minds Legal Team, the Senior Paralegal will manage the contract lifecycle end-to-end and coordinate communications directly with internal business clients and external customers, suppliers, vendors, and contractors, with authority to negotiate agreement terms, assess legal risk, and advise stakeholders on contract strategy. The Senior Paralegal operates with significant autonomy and owns the substantive content and risk posture of each contract, working directly with Sales, Product, Technology, Digital, and Finance stakeholders. The Senior Paralegal will serve as a senior resource within the contracts function, acting as an escalation point for contract resolution issues prior to attorney involvement. As part of Great Minds’ Legal team, this role is expected to provide guidance to Contract and Legal team members, support procedural improvements, oversee contract management system functionality, and ensure successful and timely contract execution.
Responsibilities
- Draft, redline, and negotiate various commercial contracts of moderate to high complexity, applying sound judgment regarding risk allocation, liability, indemnification, company compliance, and other substantive legal terms within delegated authority.
- Advise assigned business stakeholders on contract risk exposure and recommend courses of action before issues escalate.
- Proactively anticipate contract issues (e.g., deadlines, deliverables, and compliance risks) and coordinate early action with stakeholders to prevent disputes and delays.
- Resolve disputes, delays, or breaches, escalating to Senior Managing Counsel or outside counsel only for matters exceeding delegated authority or involving significant legal risk.
- Translate business objectives into contract language that protects company interests.