Job Description
Position Summary:
We are seeking a full-time corporate paralegal with a minimum of 5 to 7 years of general corporate transactional experience. Ideal candidates will have experience in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, corporate governance, securities and general corporate law matters with working knowledge of FDH software products as described below.
This role is based out of the Stamford office but allows for telecommuting, which means that work may be performed both in the office and from home/remotely.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Corporate transactional work including organizational matters, stock transfers, board minutes, and other general corporate matters.
- Prepare formation documents, foreign qualifications, amendments, mergers, and dissolutions of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.
- Manage multiple and concurrent transactional closings including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments and other corporate work.
- Prepare resolutions, consents, secretary certificates and closing documents related to mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
- Assist with the closing of transactions including maintenance of closing checklist, preparation of closing documents, preparation of signature pages, tracking receipt of signatures; compiling fully-executed documents and delivery of documents at closing.
- Prepare stock certificates, Form D and other securities filings in connection with the transaction.
- Conduct due diligence investigation.
- Coordinate lien, judgment and IP searches; create and file UCC financing statements; prepare intellectual property filings; file documents with the USPTO and Copyrights Office.
- Maintain entity minute books and capitalization tables and stock ledgers for various clients.
- Prepare applications for federal employer identification numbers.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Knowledge:
College degree and/or paralegal certificate from ABA approved program.
Minimum 5-7 years paralegal experience preferably in transactional and corporate-related area(s).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
Proficiency in Document Management applications (iManage, Kira, Litera, and Closing Folders).
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and multi-task on time-sensitive projects.
Flexibility to work overtime when required.
Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks.
Please submit your resume to
[email protected] if you are interested in applying for this position.
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP provides a broad range of legal services for the business and financial community with clients throughout the United States and abroad. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit our website at Apply with Get.It
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Tags
Full time, Remote job, Flexible hours,