Paralegal

Position:

Paralegal – Contracts Management & Intellectual Property

Reporting to

: Chief of Staff

Location:

United States or Singapore

Company Overview:

Aether Fuels is an advanced climate technology startup revolutionizing the sustainable fuels industry with its breakthrough Aether Aurora(TM) catalyst, equipment, and process technology. Aether’s mission is to enable a net-zero world through sustainable liquid fuels by economically producing sustainable hydrocarbon fuels at scale from flexible combinations of waste carbon streams.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our team and play a pivotal role in Contracts Management, Intellectual Property Operations, and General Administration. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced, innovation-driven start-up at the forefront of climate technology.

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing the full lifecycle of commercial agreements, including managing the process from review and negotiation to execution and ongoing tracking of NDAs, vendor contracts, and customer agreements.

He/she will also be responsible for in-taking communications from outside IP counsel in regards to trademarks and patent filings, ensuring the retention of company copies of such documents and where needed arranging for execution and return of completed copies to outside IP counsel. Finally, he/she will support internal stakeholders across regions and external legal counsel by maintaining company copies of key legal documents, and as needed gathering legal documents, policies, and records in support of periodic requests from customers and investors.

Responsibilities:

Contracts Management:

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system

including contract templates, approval workflows, and managing our contract database.

Intellectual Property (IP) Process Management:

Legal Administrative Support:

Qualifications & Experience:

Paralegal Certificate

or equivalent legal education strongly preferred

years of paralegal experience

, including direct experience with contract administration in a corporate legal environment

energy

,

clean tech

,

chemical

, or

technology sectors

preferred, especially with international exposure

CLM systems

,

IP docketing software

, and document management systems (e.g., ContractWorks, DocuSign, Anaqua, or similar tools)

Aether Fuels is an equal-opportunity employer and offers competitive compensation and benefits. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.