Senior Corporate Paralegal — DC: Closings & Transactions

Consilio LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Consilio's direct hire recruiting team is working with a highly regarded firm to hire a corporate paralegal in its Washington, DC office. This is a direct hire, permanent opportunity with the law firm, not Consilio.

The role supports general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for private and public company clients, with duties including formation, closings, opinions, filings, records, capitalization, and due diligence, plus training for junior paralegals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of transactional experience in private companies, capital markets, and M&A.
• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, or similar web-based equity tracking system preferred.

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

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Carta

Shareworks

Job description

Consilio's direct hire recruiting team is working with a highly regarded firm to hire a corporate paralegal in its Washington, DC office. This is a direct hire, permanent opportunity with the law firm, not Consilio.

The role supports general corporate maintenance and complex transactions for private and public company clients, with duties including formation, closings, opinions, filings, records, capitalization, and due diligence, plus training for junior paralegals.