Corporate Paralegal - Hedge Fund

Simmons & Hanbury; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons & Hanbury is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to support its Legal and Compliance team. The role focuses on managing corporate governance and entity management for a variety of domestic and international legal entities.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, preferably in a financial institution, helping with corporate compliance and documentation processes. Join us in ensuring the firm's corporate structure is effectively maintained.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate paralegal experience in relevant sectors.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance and legal entity management.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day administration of legal entities.
• Maintain corporate records and governance documents.
• Coordinate entity formations and compliance requirements.
• Assist with internal audits and due diligence requests.
• Contribute to process improvements in entity management.

Skills

Corporate governance

Legal entity management

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A leading global investment firm is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Corporate Paralegal to join its Legal and Compliance team. This role will be primarily responsible for supporting the firm's global entity management function and corporate governance activities across a large portfolio of domestic and international legal entities.

The successful candidate will work closely with attorneys, compliance professionals, tax teams, finance professionals, and external service providers to ensure the effective administration and maintenance of the firm's corporate structure

Responsibiliti

• esManage the day-to-day administration of a large portfolio of domestic and international legal entitie
• s.Maintain corporate records, minute books, governance documents, and entity database
• s.Coordinate entity formations, dissolutions, mergers, restructurings, name changes, and other corporate transaction
• s.Prepare board, shareholder, manager, and committee resolutions, consents, and related governance documentatio
• n.Assist with annual filings, qualifications, registrations, and other statutory compliance requirement
• s.Support legal entity governance initiatives and corporate secretarial processe
• s.Coordinate with external counsel, registered agents, and corporate service providers across multiple jurisdiction
• s.Monitor filing deadlines and maintain corporate calendars to ensure ongoing complianc
• e.Assist with internal audits, regulatory examinations, due diligence requests, and information gathering project
• s.Support legal, compliance, tax, treasury, and finance teams on entity-related matters and special project
• s.Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and data integrity efforts within the entity management functio

Qualificati

• onsBachelor's degree requir
• ed.5 + years of corporate paralegal experience, preferably within a law firm, financial institution, investment manager, private equity firm, hedge fund, or multinational corporati
• on.Significant experience with corporate governance and legal entity manageme