Job Description
Job Description
A leading global law firm is seeking an experienced Senior Corporate Paralegal.
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in AmLaw 100 law firm.
Responsibilities Include
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\n - Preparing and updating working group lists.
\n - Maintaining and updating forms of due diligence request lists and diligence call agendas.
\n - Coordinating UCC, tax lien, judgment, litigation, and bankruptcy searches and preparing summaries of results.
\n - Leveraging AI tools such as KIRA and Harvey to prepare diligence matrices for common corporate documents (e.g., customer and supplier agreements, lease agreements, etc.).
\n - Preparing “shell” disclosure schedules for sell-side transactions and lower middle-market, buy-side transactions.
\n - Preparing initial drafts of corporate organizational documents and coordinating filings where necessary.
\n - Drafting stock certificates, stock ledgers, and capitalization tables for corporations.
\n - Coordinating preparation of secretary’s certificates and written consents.
\n - Managing U.S. state qualifications or registrations for foreign jurisdictions.
\n - Handling name reservations, amendments, merger documents, dissolutions, and foreign registration cancellations.
\n - Ordering good standing certificates and certified formation documents.
\n - Supporting transaction closings, including by leveraging iManage Closing Folders to prepare signature packets and final executed documents and client-facing closing binders.
\n - Coordinating notarization and apostillization of documents.
\n - Assisting in the tracking and managing of post-closing deadlines, including through the sending of calendar invites for key events.
\n - Tracking post-closing collateral requirements (e.g., delivery of stock certificates, deposit account control agreements, landlord waivers, etc.).
\n - Drafting release instructions for adjustment and indemnity escrow accounts and coordinating the execution of the same.
\n - Preparing and submitting IRS SS-4 EIN applications.
\n - Preparing and submitting SEC Form ID applications.
\n - Generating SEC EDGAR filing codes.
\n - Preparing and filing SEC Form D and related blue sky filings.
\n - Preparing and filing UCC-1 financing statements (including collateral descriptions), and relevant UCC-3 amendments/terminations.
\n - Preparing signature packets and arranging execution, including via DocuSign
\n - Compiling executed documents and assembling exhibits.
\n - Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
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Qualifications
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\n - Comfortable and effective in client-facing situations, demonstrating strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain professional relationships.
\n - Strong analytical and reasoning abilities.
\n - Strong written and verbal communication skills.
\n - Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
\n - Proactive and able to efficiently handle multiple projects and client matters simultaneously.
\n - Ability to work independently and as part of a team with members across multiple offices in a fast-paced environment.
\n - Flexible and able to multi-task, balancing priorities and tight deadlines.
\n - Ability to work overtime as needed.
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Experience
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\n - Bachelor’s Degree required.
\n - Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in AmLaw 100 law firm.
\n - Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred.
\n - Notary preferred.
\n - Experience with Carta software strongly preferred.
\n - Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe.
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Job Tags
Flexible hours