Senior Corporate Paralegal
Role: Senior Corporate Paralegal
Hybrid Working – Tues/Thurs in office
Perm/Full time
Locations:
Raleigh, NC
Greensboro, NC
Washington, DC
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Job Summary:
The Senior Corporate Paralegal holds an important role on the General Counsel’s team supporting a multinational publicly traded company respected as a leader in its industry. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience working in a major law firm and/or a legal department of a publicly traded company.
Responsibilities:
Support and assist with the preparation and filing of SEC reports, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, proxy statements, and Section 16 filings; maintain EDGAR Next credentials and annual confirmations.
Coordinate logistics for the Annual General Meeting, including vendor and transfer agent engagement, and support the proxy solicitation process.
Administer electronic D&O Questionnaires.
Support equity administration, which includes monitoring equity transactions, tracking share ownership, preparing Forms 3, 4 and 5 for Section 16 Officers and Directors and coordinating with stock plan administrator.
Facilitate compliance with insider trading policy, including trading window logistics, restricted group list, quarterly messaging and updates.
Assist with onboarding and appointments of Board members.
Assist with quarterly legal reports, manage quarterly certification process using WDesk, and manage signature process for quarterly audit rep letters.
Provide support on a range of matters handled by the General Counsel’s office, including general corporate contracts, guidelines, intercompany agreements, financing transactions, policy drafting and occasional M&A and other transactional activity, intellectual property management platform.
Responsibility for entity management platform (Diligent Entities or similar platform); respond to requests regarding entities, directors and officers.
Assist with filing and maintaining entity corporate documentation, service of process records and state/regulatory filings.
Facilitate global signature requests, which includes collecting both original and electronic signatures, and arranging notary and apostille/authentication of documents as needed.
Required Qualifications:
At least 5+ years’ experience working on corporate (non-litigation) matters at a major law firm and/or a legal department of a publicly traded company.
Ability to simultaneously manage many tasks and pivot from one project to another as requested.
Excellent communication (written and verbal), organization, and analytical skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior officers and directors on a regular basis.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and open to learning new technologies supporting the Legal team.
Desired Qualifications:
Proficiency with board software (e.g., Boardvantage) and other corporate organization software (e.g., Diligent Entities).
Working knowledge of WDesk.
Proficiency with Schwab Equiview or similar stock plan administration platforms.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
In-house Legal Insurance/Reinsurance industry experience or financial services industry experience is beneficial.
Paralegal certification is beneficial.
Education:
B.A or B.S. degree.
Compensation - Salary/Benefits:
$100,000 - $130,000/year
10% - Bonus
DETAILS AT A GLANCE
JOB TITLE: Senior Corporate Paralegal
JOB TYPE: Full Time, Direct Hire
START DATE: ASAP
LOCATION: Hybrid role - Tues/Thurs in office - Raleigh, NC or Greensboro, NC or Washington, DC or White Plains, NY
TIME COMMITMENT: Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
HOURS: Standard 1st/day shift working hours
COMPENSATION: $100,000 to $130,000 (base salary range) + 10% Bonus
APPLICATION DEADLINE: ASAP
BNA RECRUITER: Thomas S. Taubes
HOW TO APPLY: Click on the apply button, fill out the form and upload your resume.
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This role is a FULL TIME position sourced through BNA. You would be employed and paid by the client company but we would represent you up until the offer stage.