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.
• 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