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Senior Corporate Paralegal

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In-Office
6 Locations
120K-180K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
6 Locations
120K-180K Annually
Senior level
This role involves supporting capital markets, startups, and M&A activities by managing corporate legal documentation, compliance, and transaction processes.
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Job Description Summary:

We have an opening for a Senior Corporate Paralegal whose experience is focused in Capital Markets, Startups and Mergers & Acquisitions. This position can be based in any of our U.S. offices.
This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires three days onsite per week at your designated office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs. The work schedule for this position will be 37.5 hours per week (non-exempt), Monday - Friday, from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.

Job Description:

  • Capital Markets and Public Companies (required):
    • Experience in IPO and public company matters, including registration statement numerical backup spreadsheets, beneficial ownership tables, '34 act, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 and legend removal letters, transfer agent onboarding, stock exchange applications, FINRA filings, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes and board resolutions and minutes.
  • Startup (required):
    • Incorporating technology and life sciences companies, corporate records management, stock option plan implementation and administration, venture capital financings, blue sky research, Carta and Shareworks equity management.
  • Merges & Acquisitions (preferred):
    • Collecting due diligence documents and organizing electronic data sites, performing diligence research and capitalization due diligence, coordinating shareholder mailings and regulatory filings, drafting and managing signing and closing documents, and preparing closing volumes.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Experience in capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks.
  • Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills.
  • The ability to multi-task in a highly demanding, deadline driven environment.
  • Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm preferred.
  • Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.
  • A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
  • 5+ years of corporate and transactional experience.

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Benefits and Compensation Details:

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The anticipated range for this position is:

$120,000 - $180,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.  Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

Top Skills

Carta
Excel
Shareworks

Fenwick & West New York, New York, USA Office

902 Broadway 18th Floor, New York, NY, United States, 10010

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