Senior Corporate Paralegal

Fenwick & West; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Life Insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Fenwick & West is looking for a Senior Corporate Paralegal who will focus on startups, mergers & acquisitions, and capital markets. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and seeks candidates with extensive experience in corporate transactions and legal documentation. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and be adept at communication in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate and transactional experience.
• Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm preferred.
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Incorporating technology and life sciences companies.
• Collecting due diligence documents and organizing electronic data sites.
• Experience in IPO and public company matters preferred.

Skills

Communication

Research

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Four-year degree or paralegal certificate from ABA-approved program

Tools

Excel

Capitalization maintenance platforms

Job description

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Job Description Summary

We have an opening for a Senior Corporate Paralegal whose experience is focused in Startups, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Capital Markets. This position can be based in any of our west coast or New York (NY) offices.

Job Description Summary

We have an opening for a Senior Corporate Paralegal whose experience is focused in Startups, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Capital Markets. This position can be based in any of our west coast or New York (NY) offices.

This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires three days onsite per week at your designated office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs. The work schedule for this position will be 37.5 hours per week (non-exempt), Monday - Friday, from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.

Job Description

• Startup (required):
• Incorporating technology and life sciences companies, corporate records management, stock option plan implementation and administration, venture capital financings, blue sky research, Carta and Shareworks equity management.
  
  

• Merges & Acquisitions (required):
• Collecting due diligence documents and organizing electronic data sites, performing diligence research and capitalization due diligence, coordinating shareholder mailings and regulatory filings, drafting and managing signing and closing documents, and preparing closing volumes.
  
  

• Capital Markets and Public Companies (preferred):
• Experience in IPO and public company matters, including registration statement numerical backup spreadsheets, beneficial ownership tables, '34 act, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 and legend removal letters, transfer agent onboarding, stock exchange applications, FINRA filings, selling stockholder matters, closing documents, closing volumes and board resolutions and minutes.
  

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Experience in capitalization maintenance platforms such as Carta and ShareWorks.
• Exemplary communication, research and organizational skills.
• The ability to multi-task in a highly demanding, deadline driven environment.
• Experience working in a large corporate setting or law firm preferred.
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets.
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 5+ years of corporate and transactional experience.
  
  

Benefits And Compensation Details

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.

The Anticipated Range For This Position Is

$120,000 - $180,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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