Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

In-House

New York City, NY

Legal Staff Paralegal in New York City, NY

Legal Staff

Min 8 yrs required

No

Job Title: Corporate Paralegal

Job Responsibilities:

- Manage foreign subsidiaries, which includes forming, maintaining, and dissolving legal entities; organizing subsidiary board meetings; handling director and officer matters; processing know-your-customer forms; and managing registered offices and agents. Additionally, oversee other subsidiary reporting, compliance, filing, and registration requirements.
- Assist with various corporate governance functions, such as preparing minutes, resolutions, and written consents; maintaining corporate records and internal databases; and ensuring timely corporate and regulatory filings.
- Support annual policy and charter reviews, board of directors self-assessments, director and officer onboarding and offboarding, director and officer questionnaires, and tracking related party transactions and conflicts of interest.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage and complete global signature requests for subsidiary directors and officers, including obtaining wet signatures, notarizations, and apostilles.
- Project manage a variety of Corporate Legal matters or projects.
- Contribute to the development or improvement of templates, processes, and policies and procedures.
- Work collaboratively to prioritize business objectives and support overall company success.
- Support domestic legal entity matters as needed.
- Provide support for M&A and financing matters as needed.
- Assist in Securities matters as needed.
- Support other projects as required.

Education and Experience Information:

- At least 8 years of relevant corporate experience, focusing on foreign subsidiary management, corporate governance, corporate transactions, and securities.
- Significant in-house experience at a multinational, fast-paced, publicly-traded company or large tech startup, with relevant prior experience from a top law firm.
- Proficiency in technology tools, including Boardvantage or Diligent (or similar board of directors e-portals), Google Suite, Adobe, DocuSign, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including effective communication with a wide variety of people, collaboration with diverse business groups, and building interdepartmental relationships at all levels, including senior-level executives and members of the Board of Directors.
- Capability to assert and challenge, both internally and with clients, in a constructive and respectful manner.
- Advanced problem-solving skills to quickly digest a problem, evaluate solutions, and deliver results.
- Excellent drafting, project management, legal interpretation, and research skills.
- Commitment to professional conduct, excellence, and meticulous attention to detail, sometimes under time pressure.
- Experience working on highly confidential, sensitive matters.
- Sense of humor, positive attitude, and willingness to dive into new areas.
- Licensed notary public, or willingness to become one.

Salary Information:

The base pay for this position ranges from $122,000 to $163,000, with the target total cash compensation ranging from $134,000 to $179,000. Compensation is based on various factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position also includes a discretionary bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered by the company.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance options.
- Short and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Health Savings Account.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
- Mental wellness benefits through Spring Health.
- Family-forming support provided by Carrot.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside.
- 401(k) with a generous employer match.
- Flexible PTO.
- Catered lunch each day in office and data center locations.
- A casual work environment.
- A work culture focused on innovative disruption.

Workplace Environment:

While the company prioritizes a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of the company's hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration.

Equal Opportunity and Legal Compliance:

The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), unless such accommodation would cause undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, applicants are encouraged to contact the company.

Export Control Compliance:

This position requires access to export-controlled information. To comply with . Government export regulations applicable to that information, the applicant must either be a . person, eligible to access the export-controlled information without a required export authorization, or eligible and likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable . government agency. The company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.