Corporate Paralegal (North Dallas)

DFM & Associates; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

PTO

Year-end bonus based on performance and billing metrics

Job summary

A boutique law firm in North Dallas is seeking a skilled Corporate Transaction Paralegal with 10-20 years experience. This role supports attorneys in M&A, commercial lending, and real estate transactions. You will leverage your expertise to ensure quality work while maintaining confidentiality. The position requires a paralegal certificate and experience in legal drafting. Competitive benefits include life insurance, 401(k), PTO, and a year-end bonus based on performance.

Qualifications

• Strong management skills to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• High integrity and confidentiality in communication.
• Excellent critical thinking with attention to detail.
• Effective communication with clients and attorneys.
• High-quality, error-free work in a deadline-sensitive environment.
• Experience in legal drafting and corporate transactions.
• Extensive closing experience in complex M&A and commercial loan transactions.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys through all phases of corporate and real estate transactions.
• Draft and prepare corporate transactional documents.
• Manage project closings and assemble schedules.
• Conduct due diligence and complete UCC filings.
• Maintain electronic files and data rooms.
• Coordinate with title company and lender to facilitate closings.
• Perform due diligence, lien searches, and complete UCC filings.

Skills

Management skills

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Education

Paralegal certificate

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Boutique North Dallas law firm is seeking a skilled and motivated professional to serve as a Corporate Transaction Paralegal with 10-20 years experience. This vital role will support multiple attorneys with the opportunity to assist the transaction team with general corporate work, M&A’s, commercial lending, and commercial real estate closings. You will leverage your expertise and strong detail-oriented work style to ensure accuracy and quality of work for the team.

This in-office position will report directly to the Senior Lead Attorney. Office Hours are 8:30-5:30 Monday-Friday.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys and clients through all phases of corporate and real estate transactions, including assisting with M&A’s, loan transactions, private equity, and commercial real estate; prepare and draft transaction documents.
• Previous experience required in drafting corporate agreements, including company agreements, limited partnership agreements, and corporate resolutions and minutes, as directed by attorney.
• Project management for transactional closings, draft closing checklists, draft and assemble schedules, and organize closing and post-closing tasks.
• Draft and prepare loan documents from approved form sets and credit approval memorandum, at the direction of the attorney.
• Draft, review and file corporate transactional documents including state forms and filings, entity formations, resolutions, consents, agreements, certificates, merger documents, licensing approvals, and regulatory filings.
• Coordinate with title company and lender to facilitate loan closings.
• Conduct due diligence, lien searches and summaries, complete UCC filings and order certified documents.
• Develop and maintain positive work relationships with clients and staff to ensure accurate organization of facts and information.
• Support other needs of the law firm to include maintaining electronic files and data rooms.

Qualifications

• Possess strong management skills, including ability to handle multiple priorities and transition easily between tasks, meet deadlines, and work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality in communication and document handling; solid work ethic.
• Excellent critical thinking skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Capable of communicating effectively with both in-house and outside clients and attorneys, while being responsive to deadlines in various stages of development.
• Produce high-quality, error-free work product in a deadline-sensitive environment.
• Paralegal certificate required; Bachelor’s degree preferred (equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Experience in legal drafting and corporate transactions.
• Extensive prior closing work experience with complex M&A transactions and commercial loan transactions.

Competencies for Success

• Concern for Order & Quality; keeps accurate records, checks quality of work or information, exemplary planning and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented; highly organized and manage data with strong attention to detail; keeps accurate records; review documents for exceptions and inconsistencies.
• Oral and Written Communication; communicates information clearly, concisely, and accurately to all levels in the organization and with clients.
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Year end bonus based on performance and billing metrics