Corporate Paralegal

JM Family; Deerfield Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. seeks a Corporate Paralegal to support Treasury and Legal in structured finance, debt compliance, and regulatory reporting.

This role coordinates with multiple internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure financing activities and securitizations are compliant and well-documented. Responsibilities include managing SEC reporting, due diligence, and transaction documentation, while maintaining critical agreements and filings across the lifecycle of financings and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience supporting compliance, corporate legal, treasury, or regulatory reporting.
• Knowledge of SEC reporting, EDGAR filings, and debt compliance.
• Strong organization, communication, and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Support structured finance and debt transactions, including securitizations and term loans.
• Manage debt compliance activities and annual compliance requirements.
• Oversee all SEC reporting and related filings for securitizations.
• Coordinate due diligence, closing deliverables, and post-closing activities.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions documentation and checklists.
• Administer and track legal agreements and filings (NDAs, UCC-1, UCC-3).
• Coordinate securitization reporting, trustee communications, certifications, and redemption activities.
• Oversee matter management, billing, vendor onboarding, and external stakeholder coordination.

Skills

SEC reporting

EDGAR filings

Debt compliance

Contract administration

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business/Finance/Legal)

Tools

EDGAR platform

Microsoft Office

AI-enabled productivity tools

Job description

TheCorporate Paralegalsupports Treasury and Legal by facilitating structured finance and debt transactions, managing SEC and debt compliance activities, coordinating regulatory reporting, and maintaining critical transaction documentation. This role partners closely with Treasury, Corporate Development, Investments, Legal, and external stakeholders to ensure financing activities, securitization programs, M&A transactions, and compliance obligations are executed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Support structured finance and debt transactions, including securitizations, warehouse facilities, private placements, term loans, and other financing activities.
• Manage debt compliance activities, including monitoring regulatory obligations, maintaining compliance records, and supporting annual compliance requirements.
• Manage all SEC reporting. Prepare, review, coordinate, and file required SEC reports related to outstanding public securitizations, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Coordinate transaction execution activities, including due diligence, documentation, closing deliverables, and post-closing requirements.
• Support mergers and acquisitions activities by assisting with transaction documentation, checklists, and coordination efforts throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Administer and track legal agreements and transaction documentation, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, UCC-1 financing statements, renewals, UCC-3 continuations, and related filings.
• Coordinate ongoing securitization reporting requirements, trustee communications, certifications, redemption activities, and related compliance deliverables.
• Oversee matter management and billing processes, including vendor onboarding, matter administration, invoice processing, and Team Connect administration while partnering with internal departments, outside counsel, trustees, and regulatory stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, Accounting, or a related field preferred.
• Experience supporting compliance, corporate legal, treasury, finance, regulatory reporting, or related functions, preferably in a law firm.
• Knowledge of SEC reporting requirements, EDGAR filing platforms, debt compliance, contract administration, or related regulatory processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn and utilize business systems and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Strong organizational, project management, and multitasking skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple departments and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with a proactive, self-starter mindset.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.

JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard any characteristic protected by law – whether actual or perceived – including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local law.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family's Talent Acquisition department at [e-mail] for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.