Paralegal

TLDR

Play a key role in supporting the Legal Department by maintaining systems for contract management, compliance, and financial oversight.

The Paralegal, will play a crucial role in setting up the foundations in making this happen–as Legal Operations & Controls

personnel.

They are responsible for maintaining the systems, workflows, and internal controls that enable the Legal Department to

operate efficiently, consistently, and in a defensible manner. They oversee contract lifecycle management, including

template governance, version control, intake triaging, approval routing, execution tracking, and secure archiving of

agreements with proper indexing. They monitor contract expirations and notice periods, maintain centralized trackers for

litigation, claims, and regulatory matters, and ensure that deadlines, filings, and documentary requirements are properly

calendared and escalated. They also maintain organized repositories of pleadings, annexes, board materials, and compliance

records to ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit-readiness.

In addition, they support financial and administrative controls by tracking legal spend, reviewing external counsel billing

against engagement terms, monitoring retainer balances, and preparing periodic management reports. They develop

compliance matrices for recurring regulatory obligations, preserve documentary evidence for audits, and implement

structured reporting dashboards for the Legal Department and senior management.

  • Enforce standardized legal workflows, documentation protocols, and internal control systems to ensure efficiency,

consistency, and defensibility of legal processes.

  • Administer the full contract lifecycle management (CLM) process, including template governance, version control, intake triaging, approval routing, execution tracking, and secure archiving of executed agreements.
  • Maintain centralized trackers and dashboards for litigation, claims, administrative proceedings, and regulatory matters, including monitoring procedural deadlines and external counsel deliverables.
  • Support the Legal Team on oversight on legal spend management by monitoring budgets, reviewing external counsel billing for compliance with engagement terms, tracking retainer balances, and preparing periodic expenditure reports.
  • Maintain compliance matrices and documentary controls for recurring corporate and regulatory obligations, ensuring proper evidence retention and audit readiness.
  • Act as Legal Department liaison with other departments.

Requirements

  • At least college graduate. Juris Doctor (J.D.) candidate preferred.
  • At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • Computer literate; exposure or experience in working in law firms or government offices as paralegal or secretary; Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal); Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; Effectively able to prioritize & execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Benefits

Why join Angkas?

  • Freedom of work
  • Work life balance
  • Free meal and use of gym
  • Opportunities for promotion
  • Start-up environment
  • Multi-cultural and Agile work environment
  • Diversified use of technology

Benefits

Free Meals & Snacks

Free meal and use of gym

Angkas is a ride-hailing startup dedicated to transforming urban transportation in the Philippines by providing safer and smarter mobility solutions. We empower bikers to create sustainable livelihoods that positively impact their families and communities, all while leveraging data-driven insights to enhance the user experience.

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