Paralegal

Job description

Molecule and BIO.xyz are building the foundation of Decentralized Science (DeSci) — where biotech meets web3 to make scientific research community-owned, transparent, and faster to market. Molecule provides the infrastructure to turn intellectual property (IP) into programmable, on-chain assets through our IP-NFT framework and evolving protocol stack. This enables researchers, patients, and communities to fund and govern biotech projects in new, open ways. BIO.xyz http://Bio.xyz is the coordination and economic layer of DeSci, powering BioDAOs through funding, governance, and ecosystem alignment. Together, we are creating a new model for scientific discovery — one where breakthroughs are owned and advanced by the communities that believe in them. Location: Remote - preferred: Canada, US, UK, EU, or Switzerland You will be a force multiplier for Molecule's Chief Legal Officer. This is a broad-based legal operations role inside a venture-backed startup working across biotech IP, decentralized finance, and blockchain-based scientific funding - spanning Switzerland, the EU, the US, and Canada simultaneously. You won't just process documents. You will design and run AI-powered legal workflows end-to-end: draft contracts using LLMs, build Human-in-the-Loop review protocols, maintain prompt libraries and SOPs, and continuously raise the bar on what a single paralegal can ship. The AI tools are not a shortcut - they're your operating system, and you own the quality of everything that comes out of them. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Draft, review, and manage corporate documents - shareholder agreements, board resolutions, NDAs, MOUs, term sheets, and governance instruments for DeSci projects - Prepare transactional documents for fundraising rounds, token sales, SAFTs, IP licensing agreements, and IP-NFT frameworks - Support IP portfolio management: patent prosecution coordination, trademark filings, IP assignment agreements, and research collaboration agreements across US, EU, and international jurisdictions - Assist litigation and dispute resolution - pleadings, discovery, deposition summaries, privilege logs, and case chronologies alongside outside counsel - Operate and quality-review AI legal tools integrated into Molecule's workflows: LLM-driven drafting, summarization, research, and compliance screening - Design structured HITL review protocols so AI-generated work product meets first-tier quality before it reaches the CLO - Build and maintain prompt libraries, workflow templates, and SOPs for AI-assisted legal tasks - Monitor regulatory developments across SEC, FINMA, MiCA, and Canadian securities regulators affecting DeSci, IP tokenization, and digital assets - Support KYC/AML documentation, GDPR and data protection compliance, and regulatory filings WHO YOU ARE - AI-native. You have real, hands-on experience using LLMs for legal drafting, research, or document analysis - and you've built or operated HITL review workflows, not just heard about them - Paralegal-credentialed. Diploma, certificate, or degree from an accredited institution, with 3+ years of experience in corporate, transactional, or litigation matters at a firm or in-house - Jurisdictionally versatile. Comfortable working across US, Canadian, Swiss, and EU legal systems - or eager to get there fast - Organized under pressure. You manage multiple concurrent matters, deadlines, and stakeholders in a distributed startup without dropping threads - Independent and high-ownership. You don't wait to be told what to do next. You take matters end-to-end and escalate when it counts - Curious about the mission. Biotech, blockchain, and AI converging in one company either excites you or you wouldn't be reading this PREFERRED (NOT REQUIRED) - Current paralegal license (LSO or equivalent provincial/state licensing) - Experience with venture capital transactions, SAFTs/SAFEs, convertible notes, or startup fundraising legal ops - Familiarity with blockchain, DeFi, digital asset regulation, or DeSci ecosystems - Background in IP licensing, patent prosecution support, or biotech research collaboration agreements - A bachelor's degree in law, science, business, or a related field WHAT WE OFFER - A legal operations seat at a company building the infrastructure for autonomous science - Token allocation - Remote-first with flexibility across time zones - Paid travel to conferences, scientific events, and team off-sites - Learning and professional development budget including CLE/CPD and AI tool training - Generous PTO Within you application, please include a cover letter on why Molecule and DeSci excite you and describe your experience with AI tools and HITL workflows in a legal context. Canadian candidates: include your paralegal license number or equivalent provincial status. This is a paralegal role. The individual hired will not provide independent legal advice. All legal work product will be revi