Legal Generalist - FF Academy

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support preparation and review of SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy and information statements, registration statements and Section 16 filings.

About the Role

We are seeking a Legal Generalist / Paralegal to support FF Academy's legal function, providing broad-based legal and administrative support across contracts, corporate governance, compliance, and day-to-day legal operations. This role is ideal for someone early in their legal career who wants hands-on exposure across many areas of corporate law in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and redline routine commercial contracts (NDAs, vendor agreements, service agreements)

• Maintain corporate records, cap table documentation, and entity management filings

• Support compliance initiatives and track regulatory deadlines

• Assist with contract lifecycle management and maintain a contracts database/tracker

• Conduct legal research on a variety of corporate, employment, and commercial law topics

• Support the legal team with due diligence, document collection, and filings

• Liaise with outside counsel and cross-functional business partners as needed

• Help prepare board and committee meeting materials

• Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; paralegal certificate a plus

• 0-3 years of experience in a legal, paralegal, or compliance support role (internships count)

• Strong writing, organizational, and communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning contract management tools

• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a corporate legal department or law firm

• Familiarity with contract management or e-signature platforms (DocuSign, Ironclad, etc.)

• Interest in corporate, securities, or technology law

• Fluency in English and Chinese is a plusdvise on Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance, disclosure requirements and public-company reporting obligations.

Support a broad range of capital markets and financing transactions, including:

• PIPE transactions and private placements

• Registered direct and underwritten offerings

• At-the-market offerings

• Equity lines and other structured equity financings

• Shelf registration statements and resale registrations

• Convertible and other debt financings

• Advise on Nasdaq listing rules, shareholder approval requirements, continued listing compliance and related exchange matters.

• Assist with M&A and strategic transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, investments, joint ventures and related-party transactions.

• Manage transaction execution, including drafting and negotiating transaction documents, coordinating due diligence and working with bankers, investors and outside counsel.

• Support the company’s Board of Directors and committees, including preparation of resolutions, minutes, meeting materials and corporate approvals.

• Advise on corporate governance, fiduciary duties, related-party transactions, insider trading, Regulation FD and disclosure controls.

• Partner with finance and accounting teams on disclosure issues and the legal aspects of financial reporting.

• Help manage the company’s capitalization, equity issuances and corporate records.

• Monitor developments in SEC regulations, Nasdaq rules and market practice and advise management regarding their impact on the company.

• Manage outside securities and transactional counsel and increasingly bring matters in-house where appropriate.

• Assist with other strategic corporate and legal matters as needed.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

• Approximately 5–8+ years of relevant legal experience, with substantial experience at a leading law firm in securities, capital markets and public-company representation.

• Strong working knowledge of the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Nasdaq listing rules.

• Hands-on experience drafting and reviewing SEC filings and executing public and private securities offerings.

• Experience advising Nasdaq- or NYSE-listed companies strongly preferred.

• Experience with M&A, strategic transactions and corporate governance preferred.

• Ability to independently manage transactions and SEC matters while knowing when to escalate significant issues.

• Excellent drafting, analytical and project-management skills.

• Commercial, practical judgment and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous priorities.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work directly with senior executives, directors, investment bankers, auditors and outside counsel.

• $180,000-$200,000 Compensation Range