Senior Corporate Paralegal

Cooley LLP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP in Palo Alto is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal to support sophisticated corporate work for private and public company clients. The role involves independent work under attorney supervision and handling tasks that may be handled by associates.

Responsibilities include forming and dissolving entities, closing transactions, drafting opinions, securities filings, due diligence, and maintaining capitalization records.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in 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

Transactional experience

Overtime availability

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Confidential information handling

MS Office / Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Carta

Shareworks

Excel

Job description

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.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including 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 and other parental support benefits.

In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 21 days of Paid Time Off("PTO") and 10 paid holidays each year.

We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.