Legal Operations Assistant

A World-Changing Company

At Palantir, we’re passionate about building software that solves problems. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform how they use data and technology. Our software has been used to stop terrorist attacks, discover new medicines, gain an edge in global financial markets, and more. If these types of projects excite you, we’d love for you to join us.

The Role

Palantir’s Legal Team (known internally as Legal Ninjas) strives to support and safeguard Palantir as it grows and scales. We are looking to expand the administrative and operational backbone of the Ninja team and are very excited to hire a new Operations Assistant!

Our ideal candidate is organized, adaptable, and quick to help out in whatever capacity is needed. Communication is one of your greatest strengths and you excel at creating processes across disparate team functions. You are able to work well with a variety of personalities and fill the gaps in any project or task. You enjoy helping others and take ownership in executing various time-sensitive requests.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide administrative task support for the broader legal team (scheduling, general administrative support questions).
• Administration of electronic and physical documents.
• Contract editing, formatting, signing (including coordinating with internal notary services) and filing.
• Triage and execution of legal workflows in issue and project tracking software.
• Project tracking assistance (task managing, implementing technical solutions, updating knowledge management resources).
• Assist with the implementation of operationalized legal workflows.
• Build positive team culture through legal team onboarding and the planning of social events, strategic internal outreach, off-sites and beyond.

What We Value

• Strong organizational skills with an ability to multitask in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative, anticipate needs and work efficiently with consistent attention to detail.
• Ability to work a varied schedule based on the needs of the team. Availability during nights and weekends as needed.
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft programs (Office, Outlook, Excel) if preferred. 

Palantir is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Palantir is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Please see the United States Department of Labor’s EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.

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