Paralegal / Legal Assistant

As a Paralegal / Legal Assistant, you'll play a critical role in supporting the General Counsel and broader Legal team across one of the most highly regulated industries in the country. You'll own the day-to-day flow of contracts, licensing files, corporate records, and compliance documentation that keeps our stores open and our customers served 365 days a year.

This is a high-trust, high-ownership position for someone who thrives on precision, confidentiality, and pace---and who wants to help a first-mover legal cannabis company set the professional standard for the industry.

• →Draft, redline, and route NDAs, vendor agreements, leases, and routine commercial contracts for attorney review.
• →Maintain the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system---intake, naming conventions, executed copies, renewal calendars, and surviving obligations.
• →Manage state and local cannabis licensing files: track expirations, prepare renewals, assemble disclosures, and coordinate signatures.
• →Support corporate governance: maintain entity records, minute books, resolutions, officer/director updates, and good-standing filings across multiple states.
• →Conduct legal research on regulatory, employment, real estate, and commercial matters and summarize findings for attorneys.
• →Coordinate e-signature workflows (DocuSign), signature blocks, exhibits, and pre-signature checklists.
• →Support litigation, subpoena response, and litigation hold administration---collecting documents, tracking deadlines, and maintaining the matter file.
• →Partner with HR, Finance, Procurement, and Retail Operations on legal intake, vendor onboarding, and compliance escalations.
• →Maintain strict confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and document retention standards.

You are a detail-obsessed, accountable, and discreet professional who treats every document like it's going to be reviewed in court. You hold yourself to the highest standards of accuracy and integrity, embrace technology to move work faster without losing precision, and take pride in being the person the legal team---and the business---can rely on.

• Bachelor's Degree an/or paralegal certificate (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of legal assistant or paralegal experience, ideally in a corporate legal department or regulatory agency
• Knowledge of cannabis regulations or experience in another highly regulated industry preferred
• Excellent written communication and document management skills
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working under pressure
• Professional discretion and commitment to confidentiality
• Proficiency in G-Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and project tracking systems like Monday.com and Asana
• Must be willing to work 100% on-site in our Edina Headquarters
• Ability to travel up to 25% of role between offices and regulated sites as needed
• Must commit to coming to work sober
• Successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check
• Minimum 21 years of age