Legal Staff Paralegal in Chicago, IL

In-House

Chicago, IL

Legal Staff Paralegal in Chicago, IL

Legal Staff

Min 3 yrs required

No

Job Title:
Tax Legal Business Associate Senior Consultant

Job Responsibilities:
As a Senior Consultant in Legal Entity Management, you will focus on enabling clients' annual governance processes with an emphasis on United States compliance. Your responsibilities will include:

- Structuring, running, and executing the delivery of United States Legal Entity Management operate services.
- Developing eminence and thought leadership materials in Legal Entity Management and legal innovation.
- Monitoring the performance of Legal Entity Management engagement delivery teams.
- Advising on proposals and planning for Board of Directors’ and stockholders’ meetings.
- Assisting with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of legal entities, including corporate compliance activities such as annual meetings, appointment of directors and officers, powers of attorney, annual reports, and document preparation.

Education and Experience Information:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of relevant legal/legal entity management experience, corporate legal secretarial experience, or alternative legal service industry experience.
- Experience with the entity management lifecycle including annual compliance and event-driven activities such as regular filings and drafting consents.
- Experience with legal technology and its application in the legal entity management space or contract lifecycle management field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other technology skills, including Excel, PPT, Visio, Power BI, and Tableau.
- Ability to perform responsibilities within a hybrid work model, requiring co-location in person 2-3 days per week.
- Ability to travel up to 50%, based on work and client needs.
- One of the following active accreditations is required, in process, or must be obtained: Licensed CPA, Licensed Attorney (or foreign equivalent), Enrolled Agent, PMP, CCM Certification, CFA, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, CCMP, CBAP, Procurement/Legal Procurement, or SAS® Certified Data Scientist. Paralegal Certification with a 4-year degree or other technical certifications like Six Sigma, Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, Certified Systems Engineering Professional, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, DocuSign, iCertis, Onit Product Suite, Conga CLM, Agiloft, Sirion Labs, Kira, Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer Passport, Mitratech Team Connect and TAP.

Preferred qualifications include:
- Attorney's barred in a US jurisdiction.
- Experience in legal entity management, preferably in the financial services industry context.
- Aptitude and commitment to learn various IT platforms and additional software skills.
- Lean Six-Sigma and/or Project Management Professional certification.
- Knowledge and working experience with Legal Entity Management databases and other complementary systems.
- Experience maintaining legal entity records and evaluating and remediating records.

Salary Information:
The wage range for this role considers various factors, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, and certifications. The current estimated range is $95,900 to $203,060. This range has not been adjusted for geographic differentials associated with the position's location. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Additionally, you may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to rules governing the program, whereby an award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.