Corporate Paralegal

Full-time

No

Job Description 
Corporate Paralegal - (220000B6)
Description
 

The office of Cozen O’Connor is seeking a full time paralegal to support the corporate attorneys and will be located in either the Philadelphia or Minneapolis offices. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years’ experience, is able to perform extensive multi-tasking under numerous time constraints with exceptional attention to detail, take initiative and interact with all levels of the firm. The position requires excellent communication, organizational and computer skills, and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:



Experience preferred, but not required:

Understanding or management of Carta and ability to manage cap tables
Processing Blue Sky filings
Processing SEC Form ID applications. Processing Form D, Rule 144 and other SEC filings

Cozen O’Connor is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Cozen O’Connor is committed to employing a diverse complement of attorneys and staff, and to fostering greater inclusion in the legal profession. We understand the organizational effectiveness that comes from welcoming and valuing difference within the firm, and we know that assembling a team with a rich diversity of perspectives and experience is necessary to providing the highest quality legal service. We encourage candidates to apply and join us in this effort.
 
Primary Location: US-PA-Philadelphia
Work Locations: Philadelphia HQ 
One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800
 Philadelphia 19103
Job: Paralegal
Organization: Business Law 15
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Experienced
Job Type: Full-time
 Day Job
Job Posting: Dec 14, 2022, 10:14:57 PM

Direct and manage corporate services (. check availability and reserve corporate name, obtaining good standing certificates and copies of corporate documents and filing documents with the appropriate authorities, etc.)
Prepare and process organizational, annual and transactional minutes for directors’ and stockholders’ meetings; Draft written consents in lieu of meetings
Complete and file various documentation and applications (. articles of incorporation, by-laws, qualification of foreign corporations, assumed name certificates, election by small business corporation & subsequent shareholders consents to such election, etc.)
Issue and transfer stock, prepare stock certificates and shareholder registers; prepare and maintain analyses and charts of outstanding securities
Draft agreements (. subscription, shareholder, employment, partnership, lease and non-competition agreements, etc.)
Order minute book, stock book, and seal
Draft resolutions to be considered by directors
Draft documents and correspondence necessary to effect formations, conversions, dissolutions, consolidations, mergers and sale of substantially all of the assets of corporations
Draft and organize closing documents on corporate acquisitions; Draft closing checklists and closing memoranda; Prepare closing files and assist in closing
Perform due diligence investigation
Prepare documents for qualification to do business in foreign jurisdictions
File and terminate UCC Financing Statements w/state and county offices
Search state and county offices for federal tax liens, UCC filings, deeds, mortgages, and judgments
Prepare and file DBAs, certificates of trade names, and certificate of assumed names w/the appropriate state office
Change registered office or agent 
Prepare and maintain corporate records of subsidiaries, along w/minutes of all incentive compensation plan committees

Qualification and Experience Understanding or management of Carta and ability to manage cap tables Processing Blue Sky filings Processing SEC Form ID applications. Processing Form D, Rule 144 and other SEC filings

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