M&A Paralegal

JOB SUMMARY

The Corporate / M&A Paralegal is an integral part of 7-Eleven’s Legal group, supporting the team in executing our general corporate and M&A strategies and supporting the M&A team in the handling of various deal-related documents for 7-Eleven transactions across the United States and Canada. This is a high-volume paralegal position with strong process level and business-oriented integration, and frequent coordination with multiple Company departments and divisions, to ensure proper responses and handling of the issues impacted by the tasks at hand.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft, review, and revise confidentiality agreements, indications of interest, and letters of intent based on standard forms.
• Oversee and coordinate with the business team on due diligence review.
• Review and revise disclosure schedules based on due diligence review and coordination with the business teams.
• Aid in identifying issues within transaction documents, including purchase agreements.
• Create and maintain transaction checklists.
• Draft ancillary transaction documents based on standard forms, including real estate transaction documents such as landlord consents and estoppels, assignment and assumption agreements, SNDAs, access agreements, and MOLs.
• Assist with title review during the interim period of a transaction, including reviewing surveys, title commitments, and zoning reports.
• Manage the closing process, including coordinating with the title company and escrow agent.
• Draft corporate consents based on standard forms.
• Support corporate entity management, including director and officer changes.
• Respond to basic inquiries related to Company delegations and authority.
• Conduct basic research of securities / governance issues that may arise.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved institution strongly preferred.
• Relevant Work Experience: 3+ years of relevant legal and real estate or M&A transactional experience.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Strong written communication skills in English.
• Strong organizational skills to facilitate ever-changing workload prioritization and deadline management.
• Strong grasp of purchase agreements, legal concepts, and other documents associated with mergers and acquisitions, with particular strength in transactions involving the purchase and sale of real estate.
• Willing and able to work cooperatively and collaboratively in the role advancing the Company’s business objectives in a highly process-oriented environment with many stakeholders (in-house counsel, outside counsel, accounting groups, transaction negotiators, landlords and tenants, title companies).
• Support and execute our servant-leadership expectations for supporting store operations.