Corporate Paralegal

<p><strong>Corporate Paralegal</strong></p> <p><strong>About Backblaze</strong></p> <p>Backblaze is a public company that makes storing and using data astonishingly easy. When our founding team got together, they committed to helping people save their data. Today, the Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundational platform around the world for a broad community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals who seek the easy, affordable, trusted solutions we provide.</p> <p>We have managed to nurture a team-oriented culture with amazingly low turnover. Our approach is guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing. Our customers are happy, and so are our coworkers: in the most recent “Great Place to Work” survey, 97% of our team rated Backblaze as “a great place to work.” Check out what our employees are saying on Glassdoor!</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a Legal Paralegal to support Backblaze’s public-company, corporate, and governance operations. This role is the execution engine behind the Legal & Compliance team: public-company filings, board and committee preparation, entity and governance records, and litigation and insurance claims support. It frees attorney time and keeps a fast-moving public-company calendar running on schedule.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling confidential and market-sensitive information with discretion. This is a high-ownership role for someone who takes pride in accurate, on-time execution and wants to grow with a lean, high-impact team.</p> <p>This role reports to the Head of Legal & Compliance and is fully remote.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <p><strong>Public Company and Securities Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the preparation and filing of periodic and current reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K.</li> <li>Coordinate filing logistics with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, auditors, investor relations, and financial printers or filing agents, including EDGAR submission support, exhibit management, and filing-package assembly.</li> <li>Support Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5), including preparation, review coordination, and timely submission, and help maintain the list of Section 16 insiders.</li> <li>Help administer the insider trading policy, including trading-window and blackout tracking and support for the Rule 10b5-1 plans program.</li> <li>Prepare and administer D&O questionnaires and support related director and officer records.</li> <li>Assist with the annual proxy statement, annual meeting logistics, and related public-company activities.</li> <li>Support stock administration and equity matters, including maintaining cap table and equity grant records and beneficial ownership data used in Section 16 and proxy reporting, in coordination with Finance.</li> <li>Support Nasdaq listing compliance, including listing notifications and related submissions.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Board and Committee Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>Prepare Board and committee meeting materials, manage logistics, and coordinate scheduling.</li> <li>Administer the board portal (for example, Diligent or Boardvantage), including posting materials and managing director access.</li> <li>Draft and maintain minutes, resolutions, action items, and follow-ups.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Entity Management and Governance Records</strong></p> <ul> <li>Maintain minute books, resolutions, and governance records for domestic and foreign entities.</li> &l