Senior Corporate Paralegal

Cooley; Iowa; Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 117.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Health savings account

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Backup care for dependents

Parental leave

PTO 21 days

Holidays 10 days

Zusammenfassung

Cooley LLP is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal to join our Palo Alto team. The role focuses on general corporate maintenance and complex transactional support for private and public company clients, working with attorneys to deliver high-quality services.

The Senior Corporate Paralegal will manage entity formations, closings, filings, due diligence, and capitalization records, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring confidentiality and accuracy in all tasks.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of transactional experience in Private Equity, Capital Markets, and M&A preferred.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and confidential information.

Aufgaben

• Assist in formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related documents.
• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents.
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble 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.

Kenntnisse

Transactional experience in PE/Capital

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Overtime availability

Confidential information handling

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Corporate Paralegal Cooley is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal to join the Palo Alto team.

Position Summary

Senior corporate paralegals provide legal support with general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for both private and public company clients and have the technical skills and professional maturity to operate independently with minimal guidance from an attorney. They perform a range of tasks that assist the Firm in providing legal services to clients, including tasks that might otherwise be assigned to associates, all under the supervision of attorneys.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist in the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related organizational 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 & Experience

Required :

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of transactional experience in Private Equity, Capital Markets, and M&A matters is desired
• Available to work overtime, as required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and to handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, advanced knowledge of Excel preferred

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or similar Web based equity tracking system
• Previous law firm experience

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details to deliver excellent client service
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and to handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly
• Excellent organizational skills

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program.

EOE.

The expected hourly pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $65.00 - $85.00/hour ($135,200.00 - $176,800.00 annually). Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

• medical
• health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
• dental
• vision
• health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
• pre-tax commuter benefits
• life insurance
• AD&D
• long-term care coverage
• backup care for children and/or adults
• other parental support benefits
• firm-paid life insurance
• AD&D
• LTD
• short term medical benefits
• 21 days of Paid Time Off ("PTO")
• 10 paid holidays each year
• generous parental leave
• fertility benefits