Paralegal

About the role

This position sits within our Law and Compliance Department, supporting a fast-paced legal team that operates across a complex insurance enterprise with many legal entities. As a Paralegal, you will partner closely with our attorneys on board meeting preparation, legal entity management, and the insurance regulatory and statutory corporate filings that keep our businesses in good standing across every jurisdiction where we do business.

Responsibilities

• Provides general corporate governance support, such as maintaining signing authorizations, providing secretary certificates and know-your-client documentation, forming and organizing new legal entities, and due diligence and closing support for mergers and acquisitions.
• Prepares annual and quarterly statutory insurance filings, including Jurat pages, interrogatory responses, Schedule Y Part 1 and Part 1A, and organizational charts.
• Prepares board meeting materials, including reports, resolutions, minutes and written consents, as well as state insurance department regulatory filings (e.g., holding company act filings).
• Conducts research on corporate governance and insurance regulatory requirements.
• Maintains digital database of director and officer appointments across numerous legal entities, and assists with completion of biographical affidavits and fingerprinting requirements.
• Responds to internal and external auditor requests for corporate and regulatory documentation.
• Affords assistance with ad hoc projects, special project work, and various corporate governance, corporate secretarial and corporate regulatory initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate preferred
• Minimum of 3-4 years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably in the insurance industry
• Experience with state insurance department regulatory and licensing filings preferred

Qualifications

• Strong experience with corporate governance work, including preparation of board of directors meeting materials, written resolutions and consents, meeting minutes, etc.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; superior attention to detail required
• Team player; collaborative, enthusiastic, results-oriented
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and online legal research tools; experience with electronic board portals (such as Diligent) preferred

Skills

• Corporate governance
• Insurance regulatory requirements
• Microsoft Office
• Online legal research tools
• Electronic board portals

Benefits

Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001’s benefits package. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options. Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability. All employees (regardless of hours worked) have immediate access to the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs—no enrollment is required. Employees may also participate in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.