Senior Corporate Paralegal
Provides broad corporate legal and paralegal support across entity governance, securities, employment, compliance, and strategic transactions. Requires at least five years of corporate paralegal experience, a bachelor's degree, and registered notary status.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Manage corporate entity governance and maintenance for domestic and foreign entities.
- Prepare board materials, written consents, resolutions, certifications, minutes, and other corporate documentation.
- Support legal aspects of special projects, including financings, real estate, insurance, and mergers and acquisitions, including transaction documents, due diligence, and ongoing obligations.
- Support the compliance function by maintaining the policy database and providing guidance on legal processes and procedures.
- Draft and maintain employment-related documents.
- Conduct legal research and benchmarking.
- Respond to internal and external legal inquiries, including vendor KYC requests.
- Collaborate with the legal team and other company departments on special initiatives.
- Provide operational support to the legal team, such as managing legal subscriptions.
Requirements
- Minimum five years of corporate paralegal experience in a law firm or technology company, with broad experience in corporate governance, securities, employment, and strategic transactions.
- Registered notary.
- Bachelor's degree; paralegal certificate is a plus.
- Self-motivated, organized, proactive, and detail-oriented.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
- Service-oriented attitude and collaborative, team-focused working style.
- Willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving legal practice.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with private-company employee equity and cap table management software, such as Carta, or willingness to learn.
Compensation
- $108,700–$163,100 USD, depending on location.
Skills
Corporate Governance, Securities, Employment Law, Mergers And Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Legal Research, Compliance, Kyc, Carta, Cap Table Management
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