Corporate paralegal provides valuable assistance to lawyers and clients by performing essential legal tasks such as researching, drafting important documents, maintaining corporate records, and assisting during corporate meetings. Their job often includes ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support to the in-house legal team in all legal matters
- Assist with the preparation, review, and revision of contracts and legal agreements
- Conduct legal research to assist the legal team in decision making
- Ensure company's operations and business transactions follow all relevant legal and internal rules
- Maintain and update the company's legal and compliance database
- Liaise with external legal counsel and manage tasks related to litigation
- Assist in due diligence processes for mergers and acquisitions
- Prepare and distribute corporate communications regarding relevant legal procedures
- Ensure proper filing and indexing of original legal documents
- Assist with corporate secretarial duties like scheduling board meetings, creating agendas and recording meeting minutes
Qualifications:
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, law or a related field
- Experience working in a corporate legal department or law firm
- Extensive knowledge of corporate law and legal procedures
- Proficient in legal research and use of relevant software and tools
- Understanding of business structures and corporate governance
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with contract management systems
- High level of integrity and professional accountability
