Corporate Paralegal - M&A & Securities Closings

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

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.