Corporate Paralegal

Foley & Lardner LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking a Corporate Paralegal in the San Francisco Bay Area to support the Corporate Transactions and Finance practice. The role handles financing, corporate matters, and cross-priority projects with attorneys.

The ideal candidate brings five years of paraprofessional experience, strong research skills, and proficiency in MS Office, DocuSign, and UCC-related tasks. This is a full-time, hybrid position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in legal studies with 24 credits in law-related courses or ABA-Paralegal certificate.
• Five years paraprofessional experience in a law firm or professional services.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, DocuSign, Carta, EDGAR Next, EFD, FRANSES.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters and exercise sound judgment.
• Excellent research and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities for complex workflows.
• Clear professional communication with internal teams, clients, and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Corporate Governance: assist with entity formation, governing documents, and records.
• Debt and Credit Transactions: assist with loan docs, UCC filings, and closings.
• Securities Offerings: assist with registration statements and reports.
• Regulatory Compliance: file Form D, Form ADV, Blue Sky, FATCA/CRS, Beneficial Ownership.
• Investor Onboarding & Transactions: review investor materials and AML/KYC docs.
• Document Review: review finance and closing documents including credit agreements.
• Closing Management: support pre-, during, and post-closing for mergers, financings, and investments.
• Client Relationships: coordinate with clients for instructions and subscriptions.
• Document & Data Management: manage fund status charts and closing checklists.
• Compliance Support: track regulatory updates and maintain databases.
• Licenses & Permits: review licenses, prepare applications, coordinate with agencies.
• UCC Services: draft and file UCC statements and related documents.
• Document Drafting: draft ancillary legal documents under supervision.
• Billable Hours: meet firm billable hour expectations.

Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Time management

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in legal studies / ABA Paralegal cert

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate

CA Paralegal Attestation Letter

Tools

MS Office

Excel

DocuSign

Carta

EDGAR Next

EFD

FRANSES

Job description

Corporate Paralegal

US-CA-Palo Alto | US-CA-San Francisco

Job Details

ID 2026-3560

Category Legal

Type Regular Full-Time

FLSA Status Non-Exempt

Scheduled Hours 40

Workplace Hybrid

Overview

Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. Here, your unique perspectives, experiences, and abilities will be embraced and developed, so you can excel. Being a part of Foley means having the opportunities and resources necessary to gain experience, advance professional goals, and forge meaningful connections. It's a place where you can build your career and enjoy professionally satisfying work. We have over 2,300 people who are #HappyatFoley, and we think you will be too.

Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking an experienced Corporate Paralegal to support attorneys in the Corporate Transactions and Finance practice areas. This role provides transactional support for financing transactions, related corporate matters, and matters involving multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Corporate Governance: Assist with entity formation, drafting governing documents, and maintaining corporate records.
• Debt and Credit Transactions: Assist with loan documentation, UCC filings, and closing corporate credit facilities.
• Securities Offerings: Assist with preparation of registration statements, periodic reports, and public or private debt/equity offerings
• Regulatory Compliance: Prepare and file regulatory and compliance documents, including Form D, Form ADV, Blue Sky filings, FATCA/CRS, Beneficial Ownership reporting.
• Investor Onboarding & Transactions: Review investor subscription materials for accuracy and completeness and track investor submissions for follow-up, including managing anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) documentation.
• Document Review: Review finance and closing documents, including credit agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements, indentures, payoff documents, authority to file liens and terminations, and other UCC-related requirements.
• Closing Management: Support pre-closing, closing, and post-closing activities for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and strategic investments.
• Client Relationships: Work with clients in relation to instructions, fund subscriptions, and closing documentation.
• Document & Data Management: Maintain fund status charts, prepare and manage critical dates and closing checklists, track deliverables, and manage data rooms.
• Compliance Support: Track regulatory updates, review marketing materials, and maintain compliance databases.
• Licenses & Permits: Review existing licenses and permits, research and summarize requirements, prepare applications, and coordinate required follow up with clients and agencies.
• UCC Services: Draft and arrange for filing of UCC statements, amendments, and terminations; draft UCC financing documents; and conduct, review, and summarize UCC, bankruptcy, and litigation lien searches.
• Document Drafting: Draft ancillary legal documents under attorney supervision, such as finance and transaction documents, checklists, notices, corporate approvals, agreements, contracts, corporate resolutions, officer's certificates, bylaws, stock certificates, collateral receipt letters, and other supporting documents.
• Billable Hours: Consistently achieve billable hour expectations set by the firm (including approved non-billable time).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in legal studies or other program with a minimum of 24 credit units in law-related courses from an accredited school, Certificate of Completion of a Paralegal Program approved by the ABA, or a California Paralegal Attestation Letter pursuant to CA Business and Professions Code *6450 required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of paraprofessional experience in a law firm or professional services environment required.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, DocuSign, Carta, EDGAR Next, EFD, and FRANSES.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all matters and exercise sound judgment.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, with critical thinking abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, with the ability to independently review work for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable firm policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Advanced organizational and time management skills, with ability to manage complex workflows and competing priorities, anticipate needs and deadlines, and consistently deliver high-quality work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal teams, clients, and regulatory agencies.

Salary

In support of transparency and equity in the workplace, Foley provides salary ranges for all positions. The figures below represent the full compensation range of this position. The actual offered amount will be between the range minimum and midpoint based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley. Foley & Lardner LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with California's Fair Chance Act.

-San Francisco and Silicon Valley - $116,500 to $174,800 #LI-Hybrid

About Us

Foley & Lardner LLP is a top ranked law firm with offices throughout the United States and abroad. At Foley we strive to remain true to our core values- our clients, integrity, our people, citizenship, diversity, trust & respect, stewardship & accountability and professional satisfaction. As a result, we offer the highest quality legal counsel to our clients, as well as outstanding professional opportunities for our employees.

Foley employees enjoy a comfortable, yet professional work environment, exceptional benefit package, state-of-the-art technology, work/life balance, great working relationships and much more.

We invite you to consider a career with Foley.