Corporate Paralegal

Considine Search; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Considine Search is seeking a Mid-Level Corporate Paralegal with focus in startups, capital markets and mergers & acquisitions. This role supports IPO and public company matters and involves coordinating due diligence and closing documents. Hybrid schedule requires three days onsite per week across U.S.

offices. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in corporate transactional work, Excel proficiency, and a four-year degree or ABA-approved paralegal certificate.

Qualifications

• Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills.
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience.
• Experience with capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and Shareworks.

Responsibilities

• Incorporate technology and life sciences companies, corporate records management, stock option plan implementation and administration, venture capital financings, blue sky research, Carta and Shareworks equity management.
• Handle IPO and public company matters, including registration statements, 34 Act compliance, reporting, transfer agent onboarding, and stock exchange applications.
• Coordinate due diligence, diligence research, capitalization due diligence, shareholder communications, regulatory filings, and closing documents.

Skills

Communication

Research

Organization

Excel proficiency

Education

BA/BS degree or paralegal certificate

Tools

Carta

Shareworks

Job description

Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Santa Monica

Summary

We have an opening for a Mid-Level Corporate Paralegal whose experience is focused in Startups, Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions. This position can be based in any of our U.S. offices. Embracing the Future of Work, we believe the best work happens when smart people have the best tools — and we’re intentional about building that environment. We encourage everyone on our team to explore AI and emerging technologies with curiosity, share what they learn, and bring a continuous improvement mindset to how they work. If you’re someone who leans into change rather than away from it, you’ll fit right in here. This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires three days onsite per week at your designated office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs. The work schedule for this position will be 37.5 hours per week (non-exempt), Monday – Friday, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm.

Responsibilities

Startup (required)

• Incorporating technology and life sciences companies, corporate records management, stock option plan implementation and administration, venture capital financings, blue sky research, Carta and Shareworks equity management.

Capital Markets and Public Companies (required)

• Experience in IPO and public company matters, including registration statement numerical backup spreadsheets, beneficial ownership tables, ’34 act, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 and legend removal letters, transfer agent onboarding, stock exchange applications, FINRA filings, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes and board resolutions and minutes.

Mergers & Acquisitions (preferred)

• Collecting due diligence documents and organizing electronic data sites, performing diligence research and capitalization due diligence, coordinating shareholder mailings and regulatory filings, drafting and managing signing and closing documents, and preparing closing volumes.

Requirements

• Experience in capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks.
• Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills.
• Comfort working alongside AI tools and a curiosity to continuously learn and adopt new ways of working as technology evolves.
• The ability to multi-task in a highly demanding, deadline driven environment.
• Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm preferred.
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 3+ years of corporate and transactional experience.

Compensation:

$85,000.00-$133,750.00, plus overtime and bonus

Job Type:

Full-time, Hybrid

Salary:

$85,000.00-$133,750.00, plus overtime and bonus