Hybrid Corporate Transactions Paralegal | M&A & Finance

Beacon Hill Staffing Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Corporate Transactional Paralegal to join its Corporate Group in Chicago. This full-time role supports attorneys handling entrepreneurial, middle-market, and large-scale transactions across business, finance, and real estate sectors.

The position offers a hybrid schedule (office one day per week) within a firm that uses a 35-hour work week, with overtime eligibility and a 1,300 hour billable requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate.
• 5-7 years of corporate transactional and finance experience.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, finance transactions, and corporate governance matters.
• Experience preparing and filing corporate entity documents and related filings.
• Experience preparing and organizing closing documents and binders.
• Strong technical proficiency and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A demonstrated commitment to providing exceptional client service.
• Ability to work occasional overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support business, finance, and real estate transactions of all types.
• Prepare and manage transaction checklists.
• Prepare and file UCC Financing Statements.
• Draft and file entity formation and corporate governance documents.
• Prepare and file IRS documents.
• Organize and maintain corporate entity records and minute books.
• Oversee the preparation of electronic closing binders and transaction documentation.
• Utilize the firm's docketing system to track matters and deadlines.
• Prepare and file Form D and Blue Sky filings.
• Communicate regularly with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, title companies, and other third parties throughout the course of a transaction.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Client service

Overtime flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Paralegal Certificate

5-7 years corporate transactional experience

Tools

Docketing system

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Corporate Transactional Paralegal to join its Corporate Group in Chicago. This full-time role supports attorneys handling entrepreneurial, middle-market, and large-scale transactions across business, finance, and real estate sectors.

The position offers a hybrid schedule (office one day per week) within a firm that uses a 35-hour work week, with overtime eligibility and a 1,300 hour billable requirement.