Paralegal
Contract-to-hire
Start ASAP
Process: video interview + onsite
Industry: Semi-conductor manufacturing, 6000 employees, about 2.5B in revenue, supports the Associate General Counsel
Hours: full-time
Location: Hybrid in Andover, MA (3 days per week onsite)
Background check required?: yes
Must haves:
-5+ years of paralegal experience in a corporate office or law firm
-Has worked at or supported public companies (listed on a stock exchange)
-Has worked on Finance matters (SEC filings, M&A transactions, tax, treasury)
-MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Preferred:
-Paralegal certificate
Job Description:
The Paralegal will partner with the Legal team and have responsibility for a broad range of corporate legal matters including: SEC disclosure, debt refinancing/restructurings, tax reorganizations, corporate governance, equity plan management and global subsidiary management. This is a great opportunity to work with an energetic and creative team on a broad range of legal areas for a large international corporation. In this role, you will report to the Company’s VP, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly and independently with in-house attorneys, outside attorneys, and various corporate departments within the corporation
- Maintain domestic and international corporate subsidiary minute books. Work with global outside counsel to ensure corporate compliance;
- Assist with the preparation of SEC filings
- Assist with drafting and execution of legal documentation related to:
- tax step plans and other tax planning projects
- treasury planning projects
- other intercompany and transactional agreements/documents
- Assist and support integration of mergers and acquisitions transactions
- Prepare reports and recommendations for review by in-house legal counsel as required;
- Support, research and document positions and conclusions
- Identify and assist with business process improvement, including streamlining and automation of recurring processes and transactions
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role for an in-house legal team or law firm, focusing on public company governance and securities law compliance matters
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
- Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize
- Hands-on approach and strong business sense
- Must be able to exercise considerable judgment to maintain confidentiality
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
- Independent and strategic thinker who is a strong team player (no job is too small or too large) and willing to take on additional responsibilities
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment and flexibility to various changing working conditions based on priorities
- Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including experience creating spreadsheets, presentations and reports
Preferred Skills:
- Public Notary
- Paralegal Certificate
