Paralegal - Corporate

About the role

Smith Anderson is a well-established, dynamic mid-size law firm known for providing sophisticated legal services to clients across a wide range of industries. We are seeking an entry-level Corporate Paralegal to join our collaborative corporate team and support meaningful, high-quality transactional work in a professional environment that values initiative, precision, teamwork, and continued professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys with all aspects of corporate and finance transactions, including diligence, factual research, document preparation, and closing coordination.
• Maintain transaction and status checklists for a growing Corporate/Finance practice, including matters involving bank clients.
• Conduct Secretary of State searches, coordinate lien searches with vendors, and gather relevant business entity and transaction information.
• Prepare and coordinate the filing of UCC financing statements, amendments, and terminations with Secretaries of State.
• Prepare standard transaction documents using established forms and templates.
• Assemble, review, and organize closing documents, signature packets, and closing binders for completeness and accuracy.
• Communicate professionally with clients, attorneys, vendors, and internal team members through oral and written communications.

Qualifications

• While not required, 1-3 years of experience in the legal field, primarily as a Corporate Paralegal
• Proficient in Word, PDF, Excel, and DocuSign
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Proactive and able to take ownership of work product
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• North Carolina State Bar Qualified Paralegal Certificate Program preferred