As part of Mars—a family-owned business with 90 years of experience in pet care—Mars Veterinary Health is a globally-connected pet healthcare network that’s united by purpose, powered by data, and driven by people. With 3,000 veterinary clinics made possible by 70,000+ Associates who care for 10M+ pets across 30 countries each year, we’re creating seamless access to quality care at scale—from preventive and wellness to specialty and emergency—and at every stage of a pet’s life. Together, we’re advancing our Purpose—A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS—and supporting a thriving future for the veterinary professionals who make pet healthcare possible.

This role requires associates to work out of a MVH hub location in North America.

Why This Role Matters:

The Paralegal, Commercial Law supports Mars Veterinary Health’s (MVH) business units in North America, including Banfield, BluePearl, and VCA. This role is part of the MVH Legal function’s regional Commercial Law Center of Excellence & Deployment (CoE&D), a collaborative pool of legal resources, designed to flexibly support business needs, balance workloads across the team, and provide responsive, high impact commercial law guidance across multiple business lines and jurisdictions, including outside the United States with the assistance of local counsel.

This Paralegal, Commercial Law will work closely with in-house counsel, procurement, operations, and other internal stakeholders to assist with contract management, legal process coordination, and day-to-day commercial legal support. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, a collaborative mindset, and experience working in a fast-paced, legal environment.

You Will:

• Provide contract lifecycle support, including drafting, reviewing, editing, and finalizing standard commercial agreements such as NDAs, vendor contracts, statements of work, and amendments under attorney supervision.
• Maintain and manage contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and contract databases, ensuring they are up to date and aligned with company policies.
• Support legal counsel in the negotiation and execution process by tracking status, coordinating signatures, and liaising with business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with legal, commercial, and business teams to ensure accurate and timely contract intake, triage, and assignment.
• Assist with contract summarization and risk flagging for review by legal counsel.
• Perform legal research and maintain current awareness of applicable contract and commercial law requirements in North America.
• Support ongoing legal process improvements and automation initiatives, including enhancing workflows and promoting operational efficiency.
• Help manage inquiries, ensuring timely response and escalation where needed.
• Prepare reports, metrics, and dashboards reflecting contract volume, turnaround times, and workload distribution for continuous improvement.
• Participate in cross-functional and cross-regional projects to support consistency, scalability, and best practices across the Legal COE.
• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Your Experience Should Include:

• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal certificate preferred
• 5+ years of paralegal experience, preferably in a corporate legal department or law firm supporting commercial transactions. 
• Strong understanding of contract structure, legal terminology, and common commercial terms. 
• Experience with contract management systems (CLM) such as Icertis, Coupa, SAP Ariba, or similar platforms. 
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint). 
• Comfortable working in a matrixed, shared-services environment where workload and assignments may flex based on business demand. 
• Preferred: Familiarity with procurement, supply chain, or service-based contracting. 

Hourly Range: $33.46 – $60.30

Compensation is determined based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and market competitiveness.

What We Offer You:

• Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
• Fertility and family-building assistance.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Legal Plan.
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
• Mental health support and resources.
• Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
• A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

Special Working Considerations:

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate necessary equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.
• Environment where pets are present.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Mars Veterinary Health (MVH)® strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. MVH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. MVH complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every MVH location.