Corporate Paralegal

RiseMe; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooley LLP in Washington, DC seeks a Corporate Paralegal to support general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for private and public company clients. The role involves forming, maintaining, and dissolving entities, preparing filings, due diligence, and capitalization records.

Responsibilities include coordinating closings, drafting opinions, and training junior staff. Requirements include a BA and 3+ years of transactional experience; overtime may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of transactional experience in Private Companies, Capital Markets and M&A preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel preferred.
• Available to work overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related org documents.
• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents.
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion back-up.
• Draft and file corporate and securities filings.
• Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews.
• Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tables and option records.
• Research Blue Sky issues and prepare required filings.
• Provide training to case assistants and junior paralegals.
• Other tasks as assigned or required.

Skills

Excellent oral and written comms

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Carta

Shareworks

Job description

Corporate Paralegal

Cooley is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to join the DC team.

Position Summary:

Corporate paralegals provide legal support with general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for both private and public company clients. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Position responsibilities:

• Assist in the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related organizational documents
• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion back-up
• Draft and file corporate and securities filings
• Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews
• Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tablesand option records
• Research Blue Sky issues and prepare required filings
• Provide training to case assistants and junior paralegals
• Other tasks as assigned or required

Skills and experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of transactional experience in Private Companies, Capital Markets, and M&A matters is desired
• Available to work overtime, as required
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, advanced knowledge of Excel preferred

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or similar Web based equity tracking system
• Previous law firm experience

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details to deliver excellent client service
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and to handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly
• Excellent organizational skills

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.

The expected hourly pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $35.00 - $50.00 ($72,800.00 - $104,000.00 annually). Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year.

We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.