Senior Corporate Paralegal

San Francisco, CA 

Summary

Senior corporate paralegals provide legal support with general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for both private and public company clients and have the technical skills and professional maturity to operate independently with minimal guidance from an attorney.  They perform a range of tasks that assist the Firm in providing legal services to clients, including tasks that might otherwise be assigned to associates, all under the supervision of attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related organizational documents
• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion back-up
• Draft and file corporate and securities filings
• Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews
• Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tables and option records
• Research Blue Sky issues and prepare required filings
• Provide training to case assistants and junior paralegals
• Other tasks as assigned or required

Skills & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of transactional experience in Private Equity, M&A and Public Company matters is desired
• Available to work overtime, as required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and to handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, advanced knowledge of Excel preferred

Preferred

• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or similar Web based equity tracking system

*The firm offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE 

**The expected annual pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $124,800.00-$166,400.00 annually, plus overtime and bonus. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. 

***Firm offers a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. The firm provides a generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about the firm’s many benefits and resources. 

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