Corporate Paralegal

GRELLAS SHAH LLP; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Grellas Shah LLP in San Francisco's Finance District is seeking a Corporate Paralegal with 3+ years of corporate law experience to join the growing practice. This full-time, non-exempt role offers remote work options and a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

You will support attorneys with calendaring, document drafting, filing with state agencies, cap table maintenance in Carta, compliance filings, and closings. Strong organization and knowledge of CA/DE corporate law are essential.

Formación

• 3+ years of experience as a corporate paralegal.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships, exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and work independently.
• Demonstrated knowledge of California and Delaware corporate law, federal and state securities laws.
• Advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Adobe Acrobat, document proofreading, redlining, comparison, and accurate timekeeping.

Responsabilidades

• Provide administrative support to attorneys, including calendaring, scheduling meetings and calls, and managing deadlines.
• Format, proofread, and finalize documents and correspondence, and circulate documents for signature through DocuSign or similar platforms.
• Maintain organized client and matter files, both electronic and paper, and assist with time entry and billing as needed, including entering expenses in Clio.
• Prepare and file entity documents with state agencies, directly and through filing services, including formations, conversions, amendments, dissolutions, DBA/fictitious business name filings, and UCC financing statements.
• Serve as a point of contact for clients on administrative and filing matters, including scheduling, document requests, and status updates
• Assist with transaction closings, including collecting signature pages, updating closing checklists, and assembling and distributing final closing sets.
• Maintain client cap tables in Carta and other cap table management platforms, including recording stock issuances, option grants, exercises, transfers, and cancellations, and reconciling platform against board approvals and the corporate record.
• Track and complete ongoing compliance filings, including annual reports, franchise tax filings, Statements of Information, and registered agent updates.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date corporate records and minute books, including charter documents, bylaws and operating agreements, board and stockholder consents and minutes, and records of stockholder meetings and voting.
• Prepare routine corporate documents, such as standard board and stockholder consents, using firm templates.
• Docket and track patent and trademark deadlines, including filing, response, maintenance, and renewal dates, and send reminders to attorneys and clients.

Conocimientos

Corporate law knowledge

Time management

Communication

Independent work

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree or Paralegal Certificate

Herramientas

Clio

NetDocuments

Carta

Pulley

Descripción del empleo

Corporate Paralegal (3+ years Corporate Law Experience)

San Francisco – Finance District | Remote | Full-Time | Non-exempt

About the Company

Grellas Shah LLP is a founder-focused law firm of roughly 20 employees, dedicated to supporting emerging ventures, middle-market businesses, and the entrepreneurs who build them. We differentiate ourselves from traditional, VC-centric Silicon Valley firms by prioritizing our clients' long-term value and profitability.

Role Overview

Our growing corporate practice is seeking an experienced paralegal to join the team! This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced, career paralegal who wants meaningful responsibility, excels in balancing the demands of a dynamic team-oriented structure, and thrives in the pace of a challenging legal work.

Depending on experience and progression, key responsibilities may include:

• Provide administrative support to attorneys, including calendaring, scheduling meetings and calls, and managing deadlines.
• Format, proofread, and finalize documents and correspondence, and circulate documents for signature through DocuSign or similar platforms.
• Maintain organized client and matter files, both electronic and paper, and assist with time entry and billing as needed, including entering expenses in Clio.
• Prepare and file entity documents with state agencies, directly and through filing services, including formations, conversions, amendments, dissolutions, DBA/fictitious business name filings, and UCC financing statements.
• Serve as a point of contact for clients on administrative and filing matters, including scheduling, document requests, and status updates
• Assist with transaction closings, including collecting signature pages, updating closing checklists, and assembling and distributing final closing sets.
• Maintain client cap tables in Carta and other cap table management platforms, including recording stock issuances, option grants, exercises, transfers, and cancellations, and reconciling platform against board approvals and the corporate record.
• Track and complete ongoing compliance filings, including annual reports, franchise tax filings, Statements of Information, and registered agent updates.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date corporate records and minute books, including charter documents, bylaws and operating agreements, board and stockholder consents and minutes, and records of stockholder meetings and voting.
• Prepare routine corporate documents, such as standard board and stockholder consents, using firm templates.
• Docket and track patent and trademark deadlines, including filing, response, maintenance, and renewal dates, and send reminders to attorneys and clients.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of experience as a corporate paralegal.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships, exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and work independently.
• Demonstrated knowledge of California and Delaware corporate law, federal and state securities laws.
• Advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Adobe Acrobat, document proofreading, redlining, comparison, and accurate timekeeping.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate
• 3+ years of corporate paralegal experience
• Highly organized with attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe
• Highly preferred familiarity with: Clio, NetDocuments, Carta, Pulley
• Must be available for overtime work as needed.

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary
• Stable, warm, and close-knit firm culture
• Direct working relationships with partners doing really interesting work!