Corporate Senior Paralegal

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Corporate Senior Paralegal at Steptoe LLP

Steptoe LLP, a Washington, DC-based Am Law 100 law firm, is seeking a Corporate Senior Paralegal to join either the Washington, DC or New York office. This position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive support to lawyers in the Corporate Practice Group and handle complex tasks that require significant practice-area expertise.

## Essential Functions

- Provide paralegal support to lawyers and clients on all transactional and similar complex corporate matters.
- Prepare and coordinate routine corporate filings; conduct UCC and SEC research; prepare initial draft documents for company formations, amendments, dissolutions, stock certificates and ledgers, IRS filings; perform due diligence and prepare contract summaries; file annual reports and corporate franchise taxes.
- Provide transactional support including initial draft documents, resolutions, checklists, research, proofing, editing, and document organization.
- Confer and liaise with Secretaries of State, Foreign Consulates, the IRS and other State/Federal Government organizations. Serve as liaison for clients and/or opposing counsel while keeping supervising lawyer(s) informed.
- Organize and monitor ongoing responsibilities according to priorities and ensures that established schedules and deadlines are met.
- Prepare daily time entries and other firm accounting documentation as required by established policy.

## Nonessential Functions

- Assist with pro bono and client development projects.
- Complete other duties as assigned.

## Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved school preferred.
- Five years of corporate governance/law firm transactional experience.

## Success Factors

- Attention to detail: avoid common and frequent mistakes; complete complex projects and tasks without error.
- Ability to effectively convey ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner to both clients and legal professionals. Entails active listening, adept written and oral communication, and the capacity to maintain open and transparent interactions while remaining attentive to confidentiality and professional standards.
- Impeccable communication and organizational skills: excellence in both written and oral communications whether in person, on the ,000. The actual base salary offered will be dependent upon the applicant’s experience and qualifications, as well as other job-related factors, including but not limited to, relevant skills, education, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, geographic location. Steptoe LLP is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any basis proscribed by applicable statutes.

Non-smoking environment, Flexible work schedule, Ability to work independently, Hybrid work arrangements

Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents, Research and Due Diligence, Record-Keeping, Client Communication, Document Organization, UCC and SEC Research, Due Diligence and Contract Summaries, Resolutions, Checklists, Proofing, Editing, Liaison for Clients and/or Opposing Counsel

Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved school preferred

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Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved school preferred, Five years of corporate governance/law firm transactional experience

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