Paragon Legal Group

Paragon Legal is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals.

Are you intrigued by the opportunity to work in-house on an interim basis with some of the U.S.’ leading companies? Our unique model and culture allows individuals with a passion for challenging legal work to make a real impact while maintaining flexibility and control over their personal schedule. 

As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with legal professionals from startups to Global 1000 companies in diverse industries. From technology to commercial to IP and privacy law, your expertise and work will drive meaningful results. 

When you join Paragon, you join a team of extraordinarily talented legal professionals. With competitive compensation and benefits, and a strong sense of community, we invite you to explore what makes working here so unique.

To learn more about us, visit www.paragonlegal.com or get in touch at info@paragonlegal.com.

Our Story

In 2006, after years practicing at a top San Francisco law firm and in-house at several technology companies, all while raising a young family, Paragon founder Mae O’Malley set out to practice law on her own terms. Paragon Legal was born from her desire to have greater flexibility while still doing meaningful and challenging work—a desire she knew countless other legal professionals shared. Under Mae’s leadership, Paragon’s reputation and client base grew steadily.

In 2017, Mae met Jessica Markowitz and Trista Engel, now Paragon President & COO and CEO, respectively. Jessica and Trista dedicated themselves to learning about the company and its values over the next 18 months, and began to crystallize a vision for its future. Mae was confident that Jessica and Trista were the right choice to steward her legacy and lead Paragon in its next phase of growth, and sold the company to them in 2018. Today, Paragon continues to build on the foundation Mae built and is known as a premier source for in-house counsel on demand.