Legal Staff Paralegal in Kansas City, MO

Law Firm

Kansas City, MO

Legal Staff Paralegal in Kansas City, MO

Legal Staff

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Corporate Paralegal Duties: Provide assistance to attorneys in researching law, investigating facts, preparing documents, and servicing clients. Functions specific to the practice may include all aspects of deal management for M&A and other transactions from inception to post-closing, including document organization, preparation and filing of documents for closings, assistance at closings, preparation of closing sets and post-closing management. Must have familiarity with both buyer-and seller-side transactions and equity deals. Direct interface with attorneys, clients and opposing counsel. Develop and conduct research related to transactions and filings. Virtual Data room management. Organize records and documents. Prepare withdrawal and qualification documents in accordance with all state, local and federal laws and regulations for conducting business. Prepare stock certificates, legend and backing sheets. Draft shareholder and board consents. Draft and file amendment certificates for corporation or limited liability companies. Prepare and draft merger or purchase agreements. Prepare and draft disclosure schedules. Manage/oversee the preparation of closing sets, binders and CDs (electronic format) and other post-closing deliverables; distribute to appropriate parties. Assist attorneys with various tasks and assignments. Coordinate projects with various service companies. Entity Formation. Draft organizational, incorporation and formation documents such as Articles of Organization, Operating Agreements, Consents and qualification documents. Conduct name availability search and reserve entity name, if required. Draft Subscription Agreements, Stock Certificates, stock Powers and related documents Prepare SS-4 forms and apply for Employer ID Numbers ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:. Client management experience. Exercise significant independent judgment and discretion in management of client team activities. Exercise independent judgment in the efficient and cost-effective use of practice support, databases and other technology. Exhibit initiative to stay informed of developments in paralegal industry and going above and beyond to ensure growth of the Corporate, M&A and Securities paralegal team by sharing such information informally or in the context of firm sponsored CLEs and other in-house training efforts. Meet billable hour requirement of 1500 hours per year.

Requirements: 5+ years' relevant experience. Paralegal Certificate from ABA approved program for legal assistants or graduation from an institutionally accredited program that is not ABA approved, but which requires not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study and 3+ years of in-house training comparable to the type of training a paralegal would receive at the Firm. OR Associate's degree from ABA approved program or study for legal assistants and two years or more of comparable training. OR Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in any field and one year or more of comparable training. OR Significant, substantive legal related experience may be considered in lieu of formal education at the discretion of the PSC Leader.