Corporate Paralegal

New York, NY

Reports to:  Paralegal Supervisor

Summary

Corporate Paralegal to assist Firm attorneys and clients in all aspects of corporate transactional matters.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and/or revise drafts of transactional documents and other corporate practice documents for attorney review, including, but not limited to those involved in:
• new and early-stage business formation projects;
• corporate financing, securities offerings, and M&A transactions;
• technology transactions; and
• foreign qualifications.

• Assist with certain SEC filings including Form D filings, Confidential Treatment requests and Registration Statements and the like.
• Draft and organize Statements of Work, and other technical, business and operations exhibits and similar transactional document addenda.
• Assist attorneys with IP searches, including domain registration and related title searches for copyrights, patents and trademarks, as well as litigation searches; coordinate IP diligence in support of transactions.
• Compile, analyze and summarize information for attorney review.
• Perform corporate, securities, IP, and related legal and business research using Westlaw, Bloomberg, Lexis/Nexis and other similar services.
• Draft correspondence and coordinate meetings and conferences between Firm attorneys, clients, and other parties to transactions.
• Coordinate closings and attend to post-closing matters; file and track transaction documents with federal, state and local authorities.
• Assist with other projects and duties as assigned by Firm management. 

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of transactional paralegal experience at an AMLAW 100 or 200 law firm, or similar experience in a large in-house corporate legal department.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to interact with attorneys, staff and clients on a daily basis.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as be a part of a team as matters require.
• Availability and willingness to work reasonable overtime hours as needed.
• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university is required. A graduate degree such as a JD is a plus, but is not required.