What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Paralegal position at Ekspert Counsel?
Job Description
Ekspert Counsel is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to support a busy in-house legal team on a wide range of corporate, transactional, and real estate matters. This role is ideal for a highly organized professional who enjoys managing complex projects, coordinating transactions, and working closely with business leaders, attorneys, and outside counsel.
Responsibilities
- Support corporate governance, transactional, real estate, and general legal matters.
- Prepare, review, and organize contracts, NDAs, transaction documents, and related agreements.
- Coordinate transaction closings, including due diligence, entity documentation, good standing certificates, and lien searches.
- Manage closing checklists, timelines, and post-closing documentation.
- Prepare and maintain corporate governance documents, including entity formations, operating agreements, resolutions, certificates, and ownership records.
- Maintain legal department records, templates, databases, and document management systems.
- Review and organize title, survey, zoning, and related real estate documentation.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and business teams to support ongoing projects and transactions.
Qualifications
- 5-7 years of paralegal experience supporting corporate, transactional, or real estate matters.
- Experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Strong knowledge of corporate governance and entity management.
- Real estate transaction experience strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with CSC (Corporation Service Company) preferred.
- Experience reviewing title commitments, surveys, and zoning reports is a plus.
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Compensation
Base salary: $100,000-$130,000 ; bonus eligible; and a comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, long-term, short-term, PTO, 401K, etc.)
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000