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Title : Corporate Paralegal

Location : Washington - Seattle
Refer to Job # DXYP704747

Experience the prestige and challenge of Fortune 500 companies including dot coms, while enjoying the sunny lifestyle of the Southwest at this very busy, larger firm. Well-reputed in intellectual property, civil and securities litigation and corporate transactional practices, it is always striving towards excellence and professionalism in its associates, and actively encourages new associates to delve into responsible roles as soon as possible. Ready to meet the challenge? The associates here are some of the happiest associates in Phoenix and truly seem to enjoy the work that they do. We do not need to tell you that as a very successful Arizona firm the people here do appear to work very hard and we hate to say it but we will: Many are working New York type hours. The firm also has been criticized in many respects for its lack of diversity; however, we do not believe that this is a serious problem because the firm's recent hires have all been very diverse in our opinion. The firm also receives very high scores for the treatment of associates by partners and there does appear to be a very good relationship here between associates and partners with associates feeling they are part of the mix to a great degree and respected by partners. Most associates at this firm would much rather stay with the firm than switch firms. In our book this is a good sign.
Corporate Paralegal Duties: Support attorneys in Business Group. Working under the direction of Partners and Associates, this position will be responsible for providing a broad range of support to our attorneys and clients. Maintaining minute books, ownership records and other entity records in both paper and electronic form. . Maintaining capitalization database records to track an entity s capitalization. Assisting clients with administration of equity incentive plans. Preparing initial drafts of documents such as entity formation and organizational documents, Board, shareholder and committee resolutions, agreements and officer certificates. Assisting with merger and acquisition and financing transactions including coordinating transaction checklists, timelines, document drafting, managing signature pages, good standing certificates, stock certificate issuances, closing binders and related workflow both internally and with clients and other counsel preparing "blue sky" and other state and federal filings. Managing state business licensing and annual renewals thereof. Preparing beneficial ownership calculations. Preparing drafts of Section 16 reports and handling filing of same on EDGAR. Requirements: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) along with 5+ years' recent corporate paralegal experience in a mid to large size law firm. Paralegal certificate is a plus. Experience providing paralegal support for emerging company clients as well as public company clients for both entity maintenance and transactional matters is preferred. Excellent proofreading and technical skills, keen attention to detail. Professional oral and written communication skills with excellent email and telephone responsiveness. Ability and desire to learn new areas of the law and take on new challenges to continue professional development. Demonstrated good judgment in making decisions and creativity in solving problems. Familiarity with corporate service vendors and government agencies to obtain certified documents. Familiarity with federal, state and local rules/filing procedures strongly preferred. Flexibility with work schedule is required to accommodate overtime, including evenings, weekends and holidays, when necessary. Must have a client focused approach to work, be able to handle multiple assignments efficiently, work well under pressure, and have the flexibility to assist teams in meeting client demands on accelerated schedules. Must have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and operate with strong initiative to meet billable requirements.

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