Mid-Level Corporate Paralegal
About the role
This position can be based in any of our U.S. offices. Embracing the Future of Work, we believe the best work happens when smart people have the best tools — and we're intentional about building that environment. We encourage everyone on our team to explore AI and emerging technologies with curiosity, share what they learn, and bring a continuous improvement mindset to how they work.
Responsibilities
- Startup:
- 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
- Capital Markets and Public Companies:
- Experience in IPO and public company matters
- 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
- Merges & Acquisitions (preferred):
- Collecting due diligence documents and organizing electronic data sites
- Performing diligence research and capitalization due diligence
- Cooking shareholder mailings and regulatory filings
- Drafting and managing signing and closing documents
- Preparing closing volumes
Requirements
- Experience in capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks
- Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills
- Comfort working alongside AI tools and a curiosity to continuously learn and adopt new ways of working as technology evolves
- 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
- 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience
Qualifications
- Desired Skills And Qualifications
Skills
- Experience in capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks
- Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills
- Comfort working alongside AI tools and a curiosity to continuously learn and adopt new ways of working as technology evolves
- 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
- 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience
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 $85,000 - $133,750 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.