Law Firm
New York City, NY
Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY
Legal Staff
Min 1 yrs required
No
Job Title
Paralegal I - Corporate
Job Responsibilities
The Paralegal I role is a crucial component of the Legal Professional and Paralegal team at the law firm. The primary responsibilities include:
- Performing legal tasks and providing administrative support to attorneys and other supervising paralegals.
- Preparing initial drafts, forms, and maintaining documentation for various business entities, including corporations and limited liability companies.
- Organizing and maintaining minute books and other corporate records.
- Creating and maintaining files in equity software programs, such as Carta.
- Onboarding records for new clients, which involves organizing, reviewing, and summarizing all corporate and transactional documents and capitalization tables.
- Preparing drafts of minutes, consents, transfer documents, officer certificates, and related corporate documents.
- Assisting in all areas of financings (both public and private), including the preparation of closing checklists, trackers, signature pages, and collecting and compiling final versions of all closing documents.
- Protecting and maintaining highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the law firm retains.
Education and Experience Information
Candidates interested in the Paralegal I position should possess:
- A bachelor’s degree.
- A signed declaration if located in a California office, or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program is preferred.
- A minimum of one (1) year of related law firm experience, preferably as a paralegal.
Additional skills and competencies include:
- Proficient knowledge of applications typically used in a legal office environment, such as billing software and databases, along with internet searching skills.
- Knowledge of MS Office applications, specifically MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.
- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm.
Salary Information
The salary range for the Paralegal I position is between USD $77, to USD $86, per year.
Benefits & Additional Information
Successful candidates will be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and a welcoming environment. The compensation package includes bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in the law firm’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:
- Healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
- A generous 401k plan.
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.
- Well-being programs, such as mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more.
- Professional development programs.
- Employee discounts.
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.
The law firm is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.
Jun 17, 2025
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