Senior Transactional Paralegal

McCarthy Holdings, Inc. (McCarthy), is the holding entity for McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the oldest privately-held national construction company in America, and Castle Contracting. McCarthy provides the crucial business infrastructure for these entities and connects the day-to-day operations to ensure seamless operations across the business. Repeatedly honored as a great place to work and healthiest employer, McCarthy is a 100 percent employee-owned company.

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McCarthy Holdings, Inc. (MHI), is currently searching for a Senior Transactional Paralegal to support the Legal Department. This position can be located in our Phoenix, AZ office and will support multiple attorneys and business units across 5 regions.

MHI is the parent of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (McCarthy), an ENR Top 15 construction management and design-build company. Founded in St. Louis in 1864, McCarthy is a multi-billion-dollar, 100% employee-owned firm. McCarthy has 18 offices across the United States and construction projects nationwide. McCarthy builds complex, challenging commercial and industrial projects, and our clients hire us because we provide an exceptional client experience. You won’t find many 150 year-old, 100% employee owned, multi-billion-dollar companies, consistently rated as a best place to work.

Position Summary

The Senior Transactional Paralegal will support attorneys in preparing and managing documentation related to construction, corporate, real estate, and financial transactions. This role involves document drafting and review, document redlining, document negotiation, due diligence, and closing coordination. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, proactive and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, edit, redline, and negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements and various other corporate contracts
• Prepare and customize contracts using Company-approved templates
• Conduct initial issue spotting and escalate non-standard terms to attorneys, as appropriate.
• Draft, review, edit, redline and negotiate various transactional documents
• Track and manage critical dates and deliverables for transactions.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Assist with editing of internal policies and procedures
• Maintain the internal matter management system including opening matters, organizing documents, running reports, and assisting with outside counsel accounts payable
• Conduct due diligence reviews and summarize findings.
• Assist with entity formation, governance, and ongoing maintenance, including organizing and maintaining corporate records such as minute books, resolutions, and required filings.
• Track legal deadlines and ensure timely compliance with document requirements
• Attend meetings with internal stakeholders and participate in strategy discussions
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience as a transactions paralegal
• Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program
• State licensed if required by the state in which you currently practice
• Experience in construction industry (preferred)
• Strong understanding of contract law, business entities and the transaction process.
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite and legal document management systems.
• Notary Public designation is a plus.
• Exceptionally skilled at organization; detail-orientated
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Excellent judgment and high degree of integrity
• Communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff as well as outside counsel
  
  
  

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.