What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Paralegal position at CF Legal Recruiting and Staffing?
A top mid sized law firm is currently looking for an experienced paralegal to support the attorneys in the Corporate practice group, with a particular focus on the Emerging Company/Venture Capital practice.
This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, efficiency, and the ability to manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment. The Corporate Paralegal reports to the Paralegal Manager and works under the supervision of attorneys.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Data room maintenance: maintain standard folder structure; update files promptly in connection with deals and on a day-to-day basis
• Cap table maintenance: maintain cap table on Carta; update Carta for transactions; answer client questions regarding records; provide reports
• Entity formation: prepare incorporation documents based on industry standard forms (e.g. Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Action of Incorporator, Stock Purchase Agreements, IP Assignment Agreements)
• Deal support: basic diligence production and responses
• Deal closing mechanics: create signature pages, update schedules in purchase agreements (particularly NVCA documents and token warrants), confirm wire receipts in conjunction with the company, prepare closing volumes
• Securities law filings: State blue sky filings; Form D filings
• Public company filings: Section 13 and Section 16 filings
• Corporate state filings: Pull and file corporate state files; interact with service company providers in connection with state filings
• Corporate audit: review corporate records to ensure compliance; identify basic issues
Other Duties and Responsibilities
• Drafting and document review: draft and/or review corporate consents, audit response letters and other similar documents
• Due diligence: assist with transactional due diligence
• Record maintenance: facilitate creation of permanent records, pull and organize records to support client needs
• Knowledge management: support attorneys in maintenance of knowledge management files
• Team support: provide backup support to paralegals serving in other transactional practice areas
Education and Experience:
• Paralegal certificate or bachelor’s degree
• 3 years of experience in a law firm or other professional services organization
• Experience with incorporations of Delaware C-Corps, SAFE financings, equity financings, equity compensation, and M&A transactions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Must have the ability to manage shifting priorities under tight deadlines
• Flexibility and ability to learn new skills, modify work styles and approaches to meet shifting client demands, market needs and technological changes
• Demonstrated accuracy, attention to detail, and organizational skills