Corporate Paralegal

O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Silicon Valley seeks a Corporate Paralegal to support complex transactions and corporate governance matters. The role involves preparing documents, coordinating approvals, and maintaining filing systems under senior attorney supervision.

Candidates will have at least three years of experience in a large law firm, a four-year degree, and a paralegal certification, plus strong organizational and communication skills and discretion.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years managing corporate transactions in a large law firm or professional services environment.
• Four-year degree or equivalent required; paralegal certification required.
• Familiarity with UCC financing statements and lien searches.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to multi-task.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing and organizing documents for corporate transactions.
• Track approvals, signatures, and deal deliverables; help close transactions.
• Prepare and file incorporation documents, state qualifications, IP agreements, and 83(b) elections.
• Maintain capitalization platforms; assist with equity issuances and transfers.
• Support equity incentive plan administration and securities compliance research.
• Coordinate document authentication domestically and internationally.
• Assist with drafting charter amendments and maintaining company records.
• Help manage client data rooms and due diligence checklists.
• Maintain consents and resolutions in electronic filing systems.
• Conduct lien searches and assist with UCC financing statements.

Skills

Corporate transactions

Organization

Communication

Problem solving

Independence

Integrity

Confidentiality

Education

Four-year degree or equivalent

Paralegal certification

Tools

DocuSign

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Legal research tools

Job description

It’s more than what you do: it’s how you do it. That’s why O’Melveny is counsel of choice to an ever-expanding list of market leaders. Opportunity at O’Melveny means working alongside dynamic and team-oriented colleagues on evolving legal and business issues and opportunities for prominent clients around the world. It’s a place to build a rewarding career by tackling new challenges; being appreciated, included, and supported; and creating lasting connections.

With approximately 850 lawyers on three continents, more than 80 practice and industry service areas, and strong cultural ties to its 17 locations, O’Melveny is a global law firm with a local feel. At our core, you’ll find a dedication to excellence, a drive to lead and innovate, and a deep sense of civic responsibility.

So, tell us. What do you want to achieve? Visit us at www.omm.com; learn more in our firm at-a-glance; and find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

O’Melveny is actively seeking a Corporate Paralegal. This role can be based out of our Silicon Valley office.

The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $125,000 and represents the firm’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing and organizing documents at various stages of corporate transactions, including formations, preferred stock and debt financings, equity transfers, mergers and acquisitions, entity structure conversions, and corporate dissolutions, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Support the transaction lifecycle by helping track corporate approvals, signatures, and deal deliverables, and assist with organizing transaction documentation and the closing process.
• Assist with preparing and filing incorporation documents, state qualifications, IP assignment agreements, and restricted stock purchase agreements, including related 83(b) elections.
• Support the maintenance and updating of capitalization platforms, including assisting with equity issuances, transfers, repricings, stock splits, and conversions.
• Assist with equity incentive plan administration and related federal and state securities and tax compliance efforts (e.g., Rule 701, Cal. Section 25102(o)), including supporting Blue Sky securities compliance research and helping prepare related filings.
• Support the analysis of voting requirements, protective provisions, anti-dilution and preemptive rights, information rights, and side letters in connection with corporate transactions.
• Communicate with clients and equityholders on routine corporate and transaction-related matters under attorney or senior paralegal supervision.
• Assist with preparing and maintaining company data rooms and due diligence checklists for corporate transactions.
• Help maintain equityholder and board/member consents and resolutions as part of corporate minute books and company records in electronic filing systems.
• Assist with conducting lien and litigation searches at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Help prepare and file UCC financing statements, including related exhibits.
• Support the coordination of document authentication for use domestically and abroad, including for Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention nations.
• Assist with preparing and filing charter amendment documents for corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
• Help manage and organize client audit response materials.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Minimum 3 years of progressive responsibility in managing corporate transactions in a large law firm or professional services environment, with law firm experience strongly preferred
• Four-year degree or equivalent required
• Paralegal certification required
• Familiarity with UCC financing statements, filing components by jurisdiction, procedures, and lien searches
• High level of proficiency with technology including DocuSign, Microsoft Office Suite applications, Adobe Acrobat, and other Corporate records filing and transaction databases, and other internet research tools
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task
• Responsiveness to internal and external clients
• Highly effective written and oral communications
• Creative problem-solving abilities and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently
• Proactively taking initiative to move projects to conclusion
• Maintain professional demeanor in stressful situations
• Reliable and dependable team player
• Maintain confidentiality of client information
• High sense of integrity

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package.

EOE M/F/D/V.

No phone inquiries please.