An Investment Management Company is looking for a Corporate Paralegal to work closely with the General Counsel and senior leadership. This Corporate Paralegal will work cross-functionally with the Legal, Compliance, and Transaction Groups to support a variety of matters including coordinating and closing deals, corporate governance responsibilities, contract management, entity formation/management, and more.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain corporate records, including meeting minutes, corporate votes, operating agreements, Director consents, etc.
• Complete legal closing checklists for all transactions (acquisition, sale, refinance, JV) and review closing binders to ensure completion.
• Responsible for oversight of legal invoice process
• Manage company-wide contract tracking process and records; prepare various documents and/or packages including subpoenas, secretary certificates and other legal responses.
• Coordinate filing of annual reports for multiple entities/multiple states as well as other regulatory forms and filings with our agent.
• Support compliance function including, performing routine employment compliance checks at hire date and termination.
• Coordinate document preparation and execution for closings, attend pre-closing meetings and perform follow up as necessary, etc.
• Draft structure charts, form entities and request tax ID #’s.
• Provide risk management department with closing timeline and associated information to ensure coverage is active upon asset purchase or terminated upon sale.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A bachelor’s degree or paralegal certification, or significant work experience is required.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in a corporate and Investment/Transaction environment.
• Ability to create, edit and scale existing historical documents to meet current needs.
• Must be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products including, Word, Excel, Outlook, (including the calendaring function) and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills, with the ability to perform with general direction.
• Able to work independently and manage a task or project from start to finish; strong project management experience.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality is critical, as is the ability to manage interactions among a variety of personalities.
• Able to establish strong working relationships with internal team members and external contacts.
• Ability to do thorough legal research when needed with an eye for identifying what is truly important dependent on the reason for the research.