Corporate Paralegal

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain corporate records, minute books, organizational charts, ownership records, and related governance materials.
• Prepare and manage corporate filings, annual reports, qualifications, dissolutions, consents, resolutions, certificates, and other entity maintenance documents.
• Aid with formation, registration, qualification, and maintenance of domestic entities.
• Support attorneys with acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.
• Cook up due diligence requests, data room organization, closing checklists, signature packets, and post-closing deliverables.
• Review, organize, and track contracts, amendments, notices, confidentiality agreements, vendor agreements, and other legal documents.
• Support compliance initiatives, including licenses, permits, policies, regulatory filings, and internal reporting requirements.
• Manage and maintain intellectual property rights through interaction with third-party intellectual property lawyer.
• Manage legal department calendars, deadlines, document workflows, matter files, and administrative processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent relevant experience preferred.
• Prior experience as a corporate paralegal, legal assistant, or legal operations professional in a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Working knowledge of corporate governance, entity management, corporate filings, and legal document organization.
• Strong proofreading, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with business teams and outside counsel.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, document management systems, contract management tools, entity management platforms, and electronic signature tools.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and follow through on assignments with accuracy and efficiency.

Preferred Skills And Attributes

• Detail-oriented, proactive, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership of recurring legal processes.
• Experience supporting real estate, corporate finance, private equity, hospitality, development, or investment-related matters is a plus.
• Comfortable working with senior leadership and managing time-sensitive legal and business requests.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and follow-through.
• Collaborative team player with a practical, business-minded approach.